Are Safeguards Safe: Grave Concerns Regarding MAiD Speaking from a legal, academic and personal perspective David Shannon and Dr. Ramona Coelho address many of the underlying causes of the recent exponential rise in MAiD cases and its implications for the disability community and medical practice. David Shannon is a member of the [...]
The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research, originally known as the Human Life Research Institute, was founded in 1982 with a mission to research and publish studiesfor an informed social response to human life questions. Now, in our 40th year, we have a reputation for scrupulous academic integrity and working to fill [...]
China’s Uighurs and the Beijing Olympics: When Confronting Genocide is Inconvenient An opinion piece, submitted by a deVeber Institute research intern I boycotted the Beijing Olympics. I boycotted by refusing to watch the live coverage and the playbacks on websites such as YouTube. To some, this may seem extreme. I have [...]
The deVeber Institute hosted a three-night lecture series in March 2022 on palliative care and MAiD featuring doctors, lawyers, and psychiatrists at the forefront of the conversation. Recordings from each night can be viewed below. Questions? Comments? Please contact us at bioethics@deveber.org Night One: Three Perspectives An analysis of dignity [...]
The deVeber Institute thanks Dr. Margaret Cottle for sharing her slides to accompany her remarkable presentation on dignity conserving care. The recorded footage is from her presentation on March 10, 2022 during Night One of the March Lecture Series: Palliative Care and MAiD. Click here to view [...]
Email the deVeber Institute Donate through CanadaHelps
The Fall 2021 issue of Perspectives is now available online. Click below to read the complete newsletter. If you would like to receive a physical copy, please email us at bioethics@deveber.org. The entire newsletter is available here.
Jean Echlin was a pioneer in hospice palliative care. A distinguished public speaker, educator, and free-lance writer, Jean had many roles throughout her illustrious career, including serving as an esteemed Advisor with the deVeber Institute. Along with our Institute’s co-founder, the late Dr. Barrie deVeber, Jean worked on many important initiatives. Barrie [...]
