Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage
10:30 am
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Any use of this new verdict contemplated in the Bill would be capable of ascribing criminal liability to a person or persons who would be readily identifiable. While suicide is not a crime, as the Seanadóirí will know, assisted suicide continues to be a crime. Assisted suicide could well include iatrogenic suicide, as defined in the Bill.
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