Category Death & Assisted Dying
ORGAN DONATION AFTER MEDICAL AID IN DYING
Jennifer A. Chandler describes some of the ethical and legal challenges surrounding organ donation following medical assistance in dying.
Mental Illness and Access to Assisted Dying
February 15, 2017 · by impact ethics · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy, Mental Health
Ryan Tanner responds to objections to allowing medical assistance in dying for persons suffering from mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition.
Religious exemptions to assisted dying harm patients
Stuart Chambers argues that faith-based institutions should not be ‘conscientiously objecting’ to medical assistance in dying.
Assisted Dying, Mental Illness, & Patient Age
December 8, 2016 · by impact ethics · in Canadian Bioethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy, Mental Health
Ellen Wiebe, a physician who has provided medical assistance in dying, discusses her views about providing this service when the request is from a young person suffering from mental illness.
Cost of Medical Assistance in Dying
Cristina Alarcon questions the social costs of legalizing medical assistance in dying.
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