Legalising assisted dying possible with 'strict' parameters, committee hears

Legalising assisted dying possible with 'strict' parameters, committee hears

The committee on assisted dying, which was set up in January of this year, heard from three academics on the ethics of the issue of assisted dying or euthanasia.

An Oireachtas committee has heard that if Ireland is to legalise assisted dying, it will need to be done within “strict, ethically defensible parameters.” 

The committee on assisted dying, which was set up in January of this year, heard from three academics on the ethics of the issue of assisted dying or euthanasia on Tuesday morning.

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