Category Older Adults

Ethical Considerations for Using Tracking Technology in Dementia Care

April 2, 2026 · by · in bioethics, Clinical Ethics, Community, disabilities, Disability, eHealth, Law & Policy, Long-Term Care, Neuroethics, Older Adults, Privacy and Trust, Research Ethics, vulnerability

Madalena Liougas and Alisa Grigorovich highlight that, when it comes to the use of tracking technologies in dementia care, surveillance isn’t safety, and safety shouldn’t mean surrendering dignity.

Misinformation about Medical Assistance in Dying

November 10, 2025 · by · in Canada, Canadian Bioethics, Community, Death & Assisted Dying, euthanasia, MAiD, Mental Health, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Privacy and Trust, Public Health, vulnerability

Luca Norton presents the problems associated with the influence of misinformation on policy about medical assistance in dying in Canada.

MAiD in Canada: A Sober Second Look

June 7, 2024 · by · in Canada, Canadian Bioethics, Clinical Ethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, Law & Policy, MAiD, Mental Health, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Privacy and Trust, vulnerability

Daryl Pullman announces an international symposium examining Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada to be hosted by the Memorial University Centre for Bioethics.

In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD and Mature Minors

June 28, 2023 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, disabilities, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Social Justice, vulnerability

Constance MacIntosh outlines the recommendations of the Special Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) with respect to mature minors accessing MAiD.

Moral and Intellectual Gymnastics in Defense of Canada’s Out-of-Control MAiD Regime

May 19, 2023 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, disabilities, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Social Justice, vulnerability

Daryl Pullman examines a recent article that defends expanded eligibility for medical assistance in dying on questionable grounds of autonomy and harm reduction.

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