The euthanasia bill is currently going through the Dáil. Conditions are many. Assisted suicide could be coersion. Passive euthanasia already exists, that is a failure to give treatment or if a patient’s treatment is terminated; as does active euthanasia, when a lethal dose of a painkiller, for instance is prescribed and the patient dies over a period of a week or two. Could be when the patient is not coping. Other concerns are legalising a policy that is open to misuse, not involving the patient or listening to their views; and cost related decisions, especially for the elderly