Pressure Put on Patients Presenting for Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide (Professor David Albert Jones)
David Albert Jones
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8 August 2023
30 October 2025
π£ On Tuesday 11th July 2023, our Director Professor David Albert Jones gave testimony to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on βAssisted Dyingβ β euthanasia and / or assisted suicide (EAS).
πΊ In this recording, Committee Members ask Professor Jones about the effect of legalisation of EAS on suicide prevention and evidence concerning the affect of EAS on rates of (non-assisted) suicide.
π You can read the full transcript of the EAS Committee Hearing, here: https://bit.ly/EireEASCommitteeTranscriptJuly2023
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π For more cutting-edge contributions clarifying key issues at stake in the social, political, and medical debate over euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS), see our updated briefing paper series: https://bioethics.org.uk/research/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-papers/
π₯ You can also see the full playlist of all our EAS-related videos, here: https://bit.ly/ABC-EAS-YouTube
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β€οΈβπ©Ή If the issues raised in this post affect you, and if you need support, please contact:
π Samaritans β Always open. Call 116 123 or e-mail: [email protected] (UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man)
π Pieta House β Always open. Call 1800 247 247 or e-mail: [email protected] (Ireland)
π Suicide Prevention UK β Call 0800 689 5652. (UK)
π The Silver Line β For people aged 55+, including those suffering abuse & neglect. Always open. Call 0800 4 70 80 90. (UK)
π PAPYRUS β For those under 35 or those concerned for them. Open 10amβ10pm (2pmβ10pm weekends / Bank Holidays). Call 0800 068 41 41. (UK)
π The Mix β For people under 25. Open 4pm-11pm. Call 0808 808 4994. (UK)
π Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) β Open 5pm-12am. Call 0800 58 58 58. (UK)
π SANE β Open 4pm-10pm, every day of the year. Call 0300 304 7000. (UK)
π Mind β For mental health support and advice. Open 10am-6pm weekdays (excl. Bank Holidays). Call 0300 123 3393. (England and Wales)
π C.A.L.L. β Always open. Call 0800 132 737. (Wales)
π LifeLine β Always open. Call 0808 800 8000 or go to https://www.lifelinehelpline.info/ (Northern Ireland)
β€οΈβπ©Ή For more mental health-focused help and advice please see:
π Mind β https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/ (UK)
π Rethink β https://www.rethink.org/aboutus/what-we-do/advice-and-information-service/get-help-now/ (UK)
π NHS β https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/ (UK)
π HSE β https://www2.hse.ie/mental-health/services-support/get-urgent-help/ (Ireland)
π NSRF Ireland β http://suicidesupportandinformation.ie/
π Mind Jersey β https://www.gov.je/Caring/Organisations/Pages/MindJersey.aspx
π Isle of Man Government β https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/public-health/health-improvement/suicide-prevention/
π States of Guernsey β https://www.gov.gg/mentalhealthsupport
