The Lessons From Canada's Assisted Dying Laws

dignity in dying

 

The Lessons From Canada's Assisted Dying Laws

Friday 6 December 2024, 1pm - 2.30 pm

Lecture Theatre, St Cross College, 61 St Giles’, Oxford OX1 3LZ

Free but registration required.

 

David Lametti was the justice minister of Canada who oversaw the expansion of the Medical Assistance in Dying law to allow assisted suicide on the basis of psychiatric illness. With the UK set to vote on assisted dying legislation, and the controversies surrounding the Canadian case, David will be speaking on his experiences and lessons learned.

 

Hosted by the Uehiro Institute Oxford.


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