Royal Society of Canada appoints international panel on "End-of-Life Decision Making"

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The Royal Society of Canada has appointed an international panel on "End-of-Life Decision Making". The panel will investigate issues such as voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide, and prepare a public report which is due in the spring of 2011. Thirteen possible preliminary questions are set out in the chair's Ethx Blog link below.

The chair of the panel is Udo Schuklenk, a professor of philosophy at Queen's University and current holder of the Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics. "This is one the most serious social and ethical issues facing all advanced countries today," says Dr. Schuklenk.

Panel members include:

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Source:

"Queen's Philosophy prof to head international end-of-life panel". Daily Exchange. Posted October 28, 2009. <www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2009/week44/Wednesday/102821.htm>. Exchange Business Communication Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Tel: 519.886.0298

Tags:

Tags (or keywords) briefly indicate some major topics of the report.

  • end-of-life decision

  • assisted suicide

  • voluntary euthanasia

  • Canada

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The EuthaNEWSia ID for this advisory is: enid200910288539.
Mailed: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 14:17:39 -0600
at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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EuthaNEWSia is a free Canadian news advisory service covering end-of-life issues such as right to die, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. EuthaNEWSia is produced by the Right to Die Society of Canada which works toward a good death for all, including open, regulated and equitable access to euthanasia and assisted suicide. The editor is Michael Dawson <editor@euthanewsia.ca>. 

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