Leading medical experts have been joined by many of the country’s top professional medical bodies in opposing a bill which seeks to legalise Assisted Suicide in Ireland. They warned that the bill was “deeply flawed” and left people at “significant risk”. Submissions from medical professionals made to the Justice Committee on a bill proposed by […]
The survey, by the Irish Palliative Medicine Consultants’ Association, found that almost nine of out ten of its members responded to the question on the legalisation of Assisted Suicide, with every one of those who did opposing the proposal.
Dr Feargal Twomey says that palliative care experts are strongly opposed to Assisted Suicide because they know modern medicine can manage pain and distress effectively. Doctors shouldn’t kill their patients. Watch GRIPT’s Deep Dive: a more in-depth look at some of the most important and controversial issues of the day