Setting up of Oireachtas special committee to examine topic of assisted dying recommended
Over 1,400 submissions received on provisions in Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
An Oireachtas special committee should be established to undertake an examination on the topic of assisted dying, recommends the Joint Committee on Justice in its Report on Scrutiny of Dying with Dignity Bill 2020, and should report within a specific timeframe.
Following detailed scrutiny of the Bill 2020, the Joint Committee on Justice laid its 47 page report before the Dáil this afternoon (July 21) following meetings in private session.
Based on its consideration, the recommendation to the Dáil, stated that the Select Committee had determined that the Bill had serious technical issues in several sections; that it may have unintended policy consequences, particularly regarding the lack of sufficient safeguards to protect against undue pressure being put on vulnerable people to avail of assisted dying; that the d
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