An Irish parliamentary committee set up to consider the issue has held its first public meeting.
An Irish parliamentary committee formed to consider the issue of assisted dying has held its first meeting.
Ms Woods said under current law it is an offence for a person to aid, abet, counsel or procure the suicide or an attempt at suicide of another person.Ms Woods said that while suicide was decriminalised 30 years ago in the Republic of Ireland, the offence of assisting suicide was retained and the "severe penalty was to cover situations where a person deliberately procured the suicide of another for his own motives".
She said this was particularly regarding the "lack of sufficient safeguards to protect against undue pressure being put on vulnerable groups to avail of assisted dying". Fianna Fail TD Robert Troy said care would have to be taken with the wording of any potential legislation so that it was not too expansive.
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