On 14 June 2023 at Cankarjev dom, Ombudsman Peter Svetina and his deputy, Dr Dijana Možina Zupanc, took part in a public consultation entitled Ethical and medical aspects of euthanasia. In his opening address, the Ombudsman stressed that the issues of the right to life and to the pending right for voluntary assisted dying are of the utmost importance and therefore welcomes such consultations. He added that there must be a broad social debate around this issue, which would put in place a system before the right is implemented that leaves no room for doubt that abuse would not be possible. "There needs to be a social consensus on knowing that abuses can be prevented as much as possible," he stressed. He believes that all of these rights and duties must urgently be considered on the basis of expert assessments and views. 

In his contribution entitled The Right to Life, he pointed out that expectations of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia all too often exceed the powers conferred on him by the Constitution and the law, which is also reflected in various legislative solutions. He said that with the draft bill for voluntary assisted dying, the obligation to exercise a supervisory function in the implementation of voluntary assisted dying procedures was imposed on an independent institution without prior information and consultation. The Ombudsman should also report on these procedures every three years, make recommendations on them, and inform the competent authorities in cases of serious violations or suspected offenses. "The Ombudsman as an institution does not have the expertise or the medical competence to carry out the monitoring envisaged in the draft bill," Ombudsman Peter Svetina said at the consultation. He also pointed out that the available analyses on the regulation of this issue in other countries show that such procedures are in any case not carried out by institutions related to the Ombudsman, but by supervisory bodies or commissions specifically designated and composed of experts in the field of health care.

At the consultation at Cankarjev dom, Ombudsman Svetina also highlighted that on a topic that raises a number of ethical and legal issues, the regulation and accessibility of palliative care at the national level must be adequately addressed at the same time. "A multidisciplinary approach by a number of different disciplines and practitioners in the field of care for the seriously ill and the disabled is necessary, and above all, special care must be taken when making final decisions," Ombudsman Svetina was clear on the subject.