Referring to the prevalence of suicide and how \u201chuge efforts\u201d are being made \u201cto try to prevent people feeling despair and feeling that they have no other choice but to take their own lives\u201d, Archbishop Martin said, \u201cI find a profound contradiction between that and the idea of assisting somebody to take their own life at any stage during their life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that fears and concerns regarding the introduction of assisted suicide were voiced to some extent during the lead up period to the Westminster vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Ireland we need a very careful reflection on this.\u201d He expressed disappointment that the D\u00e1il \u201cseemed to be rushing to adopt what we [the Irish bishops] believe was a flawed report of the Oireachtas Committee just before it broke up for the election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt gave me some consolation to see that none of the parties appeared to be making the introduction of assisted dying in Ireland a manifesto issue and therefore I feel that none of the parties have actually a mandate now to proceed on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI really do feel that our concerns about the slippery slope, how this issue invariably gets expanded and increased as time goes on, which we see from other countries, is something we should reflect long and hard about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> Archbishop \u2018very disappointed\u2019 over assisted dying vote https:\/\/t.co\/2kBwTtpM9A<\/a><\/p>— Eamon Martin (@ArchbishopEamon) December 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>