The Government is likely to oppose a controversial bill aimed at introducing assisted dying in Ireland, despite some in power thinking it should be supported. Senior sources in the Green Party have said several of its TDs are sympathetic to the merits of the bill. Picture: Gareth Chaney/CollinsSpeaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr Kenny said his bill would only make the provision of assisted suicide for terminally-ill people. “There is oversight all the time; this is for a small number of people in very limited circumstances,” Mr Kenny said. Addressing the fear that elderly people could be coerced into this process due to predatory relatives, Mr Kenny said there is little or no evidence that this actually happens.

Source: Irish Examiner September 06, 2020 16:59 UTC