Monday, June 6, 2011

Day 78: Biomedical Ethics

Discussion from Thursday:

David Reimer, Part 1    Part 2 

Where do you stand on:

self-administered death, lead by a professional (physician-assisted suicide)
other-administered death, lead by a professional (physician-completed suicide)

John Elliott
Angelique Flowers

Against bill C-384

SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to allow a medical practitioner, subject to certain conditions, to aid a person who is experiencing severe physical or mental pain without any prospect of relief or is suffering from a terminal illness to die with dignity once the person has expressed his or her free and informed consent to die. SOMMAIRE


http://www.parl.gc.ca

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