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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.
Robin Williams’ Death by Suicide and Three Ethics-related Reflections
August 26, 2014 · by impact ethics · in Death & Assisted Dying, Mental Health, Public Health · 1 Comment
Barbara Russell reflects on some ethical issues surrounding the recent death by suicide of actor Robin Williams.