"Little Consensus" On The Way Forward For Assisted Dying

Public representatives are hearing submissions.

Public representatives hearing submissions from experts on assisted dying are finding there is little consensus on the correct way forward.

Longford Westmeath TD Robert Troy is on the committee for assisted dying and says doctors are in conflict over the issue.

Irish Doctors Supporting Medical Assistance In Dying are in favour of a conservative model that would see a number of restrictions while the Royal College of Physicians are against any access to euthanasia in Ireland.

The Fianna Fáil rep says concerns about a new law becoming more open over the following years is giving him pause for thought:

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