Understanding Suicide and Assisted Dying for Persons with Mental Disorders - Mona Gupta

In this lecture, Mona Gupta explores the problem of suicide and its relationship to assisted dying. Mona Gupta explores some of the terms and concepts used in the Canadian law that allows assisted dying, a law that does not clearly distinguish it from suicide. What are the grounds for distinguishing assisted dying from suicide?
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About the speaker
Mona Gupta is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Addictions at the Université de Montréal. She has an active practice in the area of consultation-liaison psychiatry. Her academic focus is in ethics and the philosophy of psychiatry. She has been actively involved in the debate about medical assistance in dying (MAID) for persons with mental disorders. She chaired the federal government's Expert Panel on MAID and mental illness and the Task Group on Model Practice Standards for MAID.
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This is the fourth lecture in the London Lecture Series 2023/24, which this year is on the subject of Madness and Mental Health. Watch the whole series here: • Madness and Mental Hea...
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Presentation of Speaker - 00:00
Lecture - 01:00
Q&A - 32:27