Author Archives: impact ethics

The Need to Discuss Death-Hastening Methods

Stuart Chambers discusses an oversight in the Report by the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying.

Not Dead Yet: An Unprincipled Position against Assisted Death

Stuart Chambers calls on Not Dead Yet to re-evaluate the beliefs that have shaped their anti-euthanasia and anti-assisted suicide mindset.

HIV and Organ Donation: From Taboo to Transplantation

Aviva Goldberg and Marie Chantal Fortin describe the benefits of organ donation between HIV-infected persons.

Dangers of a Lax Assisted Death Regime

Trudo Lemmens lists a number of concerns with the recent Report of the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying.

The Unwilling Ethicist and Assisted Dying

Lori Seller and Veronique Fraser explore whether clinical ethicists should have the right to conscientiously object to ethics consultations for assisted dying.