Medically assisted dying laws in New Zealand could be template for Ireland, meeting hears

Forum organised by End of Life Ireland acknowledges some doctors strongly opposed to practice

New Zealand’s recently introduced laws on medically assisted dying, complete with rigorous safeguards, could prove a useful template for Irish legislators examining the issue, a medical doctor has told a public meeting on the issue.

Retired Cork GP Dr Sinead Duggan said The End of Life Choice Act (2019) which became law in New Zealand in November 2021 provided the sort of legislative safeguards which she believed were necessary.