Death is an inevitable consequence of life. Yet most Canadians have never discussed end of life directives and wishes with family members or caregivers.<\/p>\n
Assisted suicide and euthanasia are contentious issues, ones currently prohibited under the\u00a0Criminal Code of Canada<\/em>. Yet a substantial majority of Canadians support the decriminalization of assisted dying.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The Royal Society of Canada\u2019s Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision Making (RSC EOL Panel),\u00a0<\/em>a group of experts in bioethics, clinical medicine, health law and policy, and philosophy, release their final report, bringing clarity to this critically important issue.<\/p>\n To help answer some of these questions the SMCC held a webinar with three members of the Royal Society of Canada\u2019s Expert Panel:<\/p>\n Udo Schuklenk, <\/strong>RSC Panel Chair,\u00a0Professor of Philosophy and Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\n Daniel Weinstock,<\/strong> Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Philosophy, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al (CREUM).<\/p>\n Ross Upshur, <\/strong>MD, MSC, Canada Research Chair in Primary Care Research and Professor, Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto; Director, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics.<\/p>\n Jocelyn Downie,<\/strong> Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and Professor, Faculties of Law and Medicine, Dalhousie University<\/p>\n The full slide presentation is available\u00a0<\/a><\/span>here.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Segments:<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Udo Schuklenk<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Ross Upshur<\/a> 3. Jocelyn Downie<\/a><\/p>\n 4. Daniel Weinstock<\/a><\/p>\n 5. Udo Schuklenk (2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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