Category Death & Assisted Dying
What Is Dignity and Does Bioethics Need to Talk About It?
July 27, 2015 · by impact ethics · in Clinical Ethics, Community, Death & Assisted Dying, Fertility Preservation, Law & Policy · 3 Comments
Elisabeth Gedge argues that dignity should have a place in bioethics.
Pathways to a National Framework for the Regulation of Physician-assisted Dying
Jocelyn Downie suggests ways of creating a national framework for the regulation of physician assisted dying in Canada.
The Supreme Court of Canada Decision Allows for the Prescription and the Syringe
Jocelyn Downie clarifies the Canadian Medical Association’s confusion regarding the Carter v. Canada decision.
Physician Assisted Suicide: The Medicalization of Suffering and Death
February 13, 2015 · by impact ethics · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy · 2 Comments
Nuala Kenny discusses the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to remove the prohibition on assisted suicide.
Carter and the Politics of Certainty
February 12, 2015 · by impact ethics · in Death & Assisted Dying, Disability, Law & Policy · Leave a comment
Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry problematizes the desire for “certainty” that has influenced, and no doubt will continue to influence, the debate on physician-assisted dying.
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