The Minnesota Assisted Suicide Bill: Bad Medicine, Bad Ethics, Bad Law

The Minnesota End-of-Life Option Act was reintroduced to the MN state legislature in early 2021 and was modeled after the 1994 Oregon Death with Dignity Act. At this second panel discussion of our two part series on the current bill under review, you will hear from national advocates for disability rights and racial equity, a clinician, a bioethicist, and a local legislator - all of whom oppose legislation of this type.
Dr. T. Brian Callister, MD, FACP, SFHM, will share his perspective as a clinician
John B. Kelly, Director of Second Thoughts MA, will discuss the disability rights issues associated with this type of legislation
Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach, Not Dead Yet, will present about the racial equity issues related to legislation of this kind
Biomedical Ethics Professor Danial Sulmasy, MD, PhD, will analyze the issues from a bioethical lens
Senator John Hoffman will criticize the bill from the perspective of a legislator
These presentations are followed by a robust discussion. This event is part two of a two-part series representing both sides of the issues related to this bill. These events are intended to help inform people in MN about the issues associated with this proposed legislation and promote thoughtful, balanced public discussion as it is considered by the Legislature.
This is an event of the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs that is hosted by the Center for Bioethics and co-sponsored by the following U of MN units: the School of Public Health, the Law School, the School of Nursing, and the Medical School.