The Supreme Court ruled that we can ask a doctor to help end our lives if we’re racked with enduring, intolerable pain. Ever since that ruling, we’ve had something few citizens of any nation in any age have been granted: a choice.
The “how” of death is what four experts will tackle at this RamsayTalk.
They’ll bring their own expertise to the debate that’s now heard passionately everywhere in our land. But they’ll also bring their own first-hand experience of the gnarly complications surrounding palliative care, the right to die and physician-assisted death. They’ll all speak individually, then join André Picard, The Globe and Mail’s public health reporter, for a discussion, followed by Q&A with the audience.
- Jocelyn Downie – Professor of Law who teaches health ethics at Dalhousie University
- Shanaaz Gokool – CEO, Dying With Dignity Canada
- Sandra Martin – Globe and Mail writer and author of A Good Death
- Dr. Jeff Myers – Head of Palliative Care, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Tickets: $49 (15% discount with promo code "hotdocs" at checkout)
This is a third party event. For more information, visit Ramsay Talks or contact louise@ramsayinc.com.