Hippocrates, Judge Gorsuch, and the Autonomy Fallacy: Ronald Pies reflects on the Hippocratic oath, how it has shaped medical practice, and on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Continue Reading → Deferring to the Mastery of Death
Although Canada has recognised a legal right to euthanasia, a number of loose ends need to be tidied up in the laws of the provinces and territories. Amongst these is defining the scope of conscientious objection for doctors who do not want to be associated with euthanasia.
Continue Reading → Canadian doctors should not be forced to refer for euthanasia
The Arkansas government is preparing to execute eight death-row prisoners in a ten-day span, before one of its lethal-injection drugs expires. But an additional set of trauma and peril must be accounted for as well: The rapid schedule will put an extraordinary burden on the men and women required by the state to carry out this most solemn act.
Continue Reading → Former Warden: Arkansas Execution Rush Is Dangerous and Risky
Dr. Catherine Ferrier’s letter to the editor in the Montreal Gazette. “Be careful what powers you give the health minister: He might use them.”
Continue Reading → Advanced consent fraught with risks
Following Belgium and the Netherlands, Canadian MDs have conjoined euthanasia and organ harvesting before it was specifically allowed in Canadian law.
Continue Reading → Canada Conjoins Euthanasia and Organ Harvesting