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Committee to recommend legislation to allow for assisted dying

An Oireachtas Committee is to recommend that legislation is introduced to allow for assisted dyin...

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08.00 7 Mar 2024


Committee to recommend legislation to allow for assisted dying


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08.00 7 Mar 2024


An Oireachtas Committee is to recommend that legislation is introduced to allow for assisted dying if a person has a terminal illness and has only a short time to live. To discuss further we spoke to Professor Siobhan McHale, Consultant liaison psychiatrist in Beaumont hospital and member of the college of psychiatrists of Ireland. 

 


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