This article was published by Mercatornet on October 25, 2019After having spent most of your professional life in Canada, you must have a special insight into its cultural tectonics. Why does euthanasia appear to have so much support there amongst doctors and the judiciary? Margaret Somerville: Margaret Somerville Recently, I read that the beginning ofContinue reading “Canada’s euthanasia philosophy: ‘control, choice and change’”
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Intellectually disabled persons deserve equal respect
This article was published by Mercatornet on July 9, 2019. By Audrey Cole In a tribute to the late Jean Vanier, Margaret Somerville refers to his memoir in letters. She writes: “Jean Vanier’s letters gently show that among the many gifts disabled people can offer us are lessons in hope, optimism, kindness, empathy, compassion, generosityContinue reading “Intellectually disabled persons deserve equal respect”
