The John and Edith Low Beer Memorial Lecture, put on annually by AMI-Quebec – Allies in Mental Health, in November 2024 focused on the controversial issue of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for Mental Illness. A panel discussion involving 2 psychiatrists and 2 individuals living with mental health challenges would…
Read moreIn Canada and Quebec, the debate over the right to die with dignity, medically assisted suicide, and euthanasia is often heated. I am struck by the inconsistency, perhaps even hypocrisy, of governments that maintain that it is OK for individuals to commit suicide, but not to receive help from anyone…
Read moreWhen a patient’s wishes conflict with the doctor’s, or families disagree with medical teams about the treatment of a loved one, biomedical ethicists are often called in to help resolve the issues. Recent examples that made headlines include the case of Sophia Park, a twenty-five year old grad student, married…
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