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Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Gino Kenny · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 15 Sep 2020
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Permits medical practitioners to assist qualifying persons with terminal illnesses to end their lives, provided two doctors verify the illness is incurable, progressive, and irreversible.
- Amends Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993 to protect doctors and nurses from prosecution when providing assistance under this Act.
- Establishes oversight committee; allows doctors to refuse participation; requires assessment of person's decision-making capacity before assistance provided.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil15 Sep 2020
- Second Stage33rd Dáil15 Sep 2020
Debates
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