Reading Time: 4 minutes The act of ending the life of another person raises fundamental questions of human dignity and rights
Author: Catherine Frazee
Catherine Frazee is professor emerita in the School of Disability Studies. Frazee's current research explores ableist accounts of autonomy and ableist formulations of "a good death", teasing out the ways in which these framings become embedded in popular culture through rhetoric, simple narrative and utilitarian argument. These inquiries are a continuation of many years of advocacy in legal and policy spheres, seeking to protect the lives and valued personhood of Canadians with disabilities.
Assisted dying and the dark corners of history
Reading Time: 4 minutes We need to learn from the lessons of history when considering assisted dying for those with disabilities – no matter how unsettling that history may be
Bridging the divide in the assisted suicide debate
Reading Time: 14 minutes The dynamics of inducement are at the heart of disability rights groups’ urgent calls for a cautious approach to medically-assisted death