Medical Ethics
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COVID-19: Can doctors refuse unvaccinated patients? Reports suggest this is already happening'Rewriting medical ethics,' unvaccinated Americans and Canadians claim they've been denied medical care, including organ transplants.HealthNov 5, 2021
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In 1951, doctors ‘stole’ a woman’s cells. Her estate is suing the firm it says profited from her bodyHarvested and sold without her consent, Henrietta Lacks' cells were used for many important medical discoveries, like the polio vaccine.HealthOct 5, 2021
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Treating VIP patients like Donald Trump can be a challenge for healthcare workersAny physician who’s ever rendered medical advice or hospital care to a prominent person probably empathizes with Trump’s medical team, says Nancy Nielsen of SUNY Buffalo.CommentaryOct 12, 2020
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Life after death: Should dead men become sperm donors?A new paper argues that men should be allowed to consent to donating their sperm after death, just like they might donate their heart.HealthJan 26, 2020
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Saving a 10-year-old’s life — but at what cost?To paraphrase Captain Kirk, our medical tools are growing faster than our wisdom.CommentaryMar 8, 2017
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Husband of Alberta woman granted physician-assisted death fights to have her name releasedThe husband and friend of a Calgary woman who was granted an exemption to allow doctors to help her die are remembering her as a beautiful woman, and trying to fight a publication ban so they can tell her story.CanadaMar 7, 2016
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Calgary woman forced to end her life in BC raises questions about access to physician-assisted deathThe case of Ms. S., a Calgary woman granted a personal exemption allowing doctors to help her die, is raising questions about barriers to accessing physician-assisted death in Alberta after she travelled to B.C. to end her life.CanadaMar 2, 2016
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Calgary woman with ALS first in Alberta to be granted physician-assisted deathA Calgary woman in the final stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, has been granted a personal exemption that would allow doctors to help her die.CanadaMar 1, 2016
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When doctors help you die: Key questions ahead of this week’s assisted death reportA special joint committee will publish its recommendations on doctor-assisted death this Thursday. Here's what you need to know.CanadaFeb 22, 2016
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Supreme Court gives feds an extra 4 months on physician-assisted deathThe Supreme Court has granted part of the federal government's request for extra time in crafting assisted dying legislation, giving them an extra four months instead of the six they had requested.CanadaJan 15, 2016
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