• 155. Helping People Die

  • Apr 12 2025
  • Length: 55 mins
  • Podcast

155. Helping People Die

  • Summary

  • Ellen Wiebe is a physician who helps seriously ill patients end their lives in Canada, where assisted suicide is legal. Is death a human right?

    • SOURCES:
      • Ellen Wiebe, clinical professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "The Last Decision by the World’s Leading Thinker on Decisions," by Jason Zweig (The Wall Street Journal, 2025).
      • "Most Americans Favor Legal Euthanasia," by Rachael Yi (Gallup, 2024).
      • Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers.
      • "Medical Assistance in Dying: Overview," (Government of Canada).

    • EXTRAS:
      • "Can Robots Get a Grip?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025).
      • "Remembering Daniel Kahneman," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
      • "Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
      • Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman (2011).
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