IHREC: The Dying with Dignity Bill falls short of protecting citizens' right to life

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission chief commissioner Sinéad Gibney and commission member Sunniva McDonagh at Leinster House last September. Ms Gibney has voiced the concerns of IHREC on the Dying With Dignity Bill. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins/File

The Dying With Dignity Bill "falls short" of protecting the right to life, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC).

And it also says there will need to be “substantive” revisions of the bill if its purpose is to actually achieve dying with dignity.