NOTE: This event takes place in the eastern time zone. Food will be served; RSVPs are greatly appreciated by clicking the green REGISTER button top right.
BRI-Mount Sinai and The Arthur N. Rupe Foundation will be hosting a debate and a discussion about the legality of physician aided dying. Please join us to debate the following Resolution:
Arguing the Affirmative: Dr. David Leven, Executive Director of Compassion & Choices of New York.
Arguing the Opposition: Dr. Stefan Baumrin (Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University and J.D. Columbia University School of Law) will debate the question of whether physicians should participate intentionally in hastening a patient’s death. Following the debate, students will break out into small groups to discuss the issue further. Issues related to physician autonomy, patient wellbeing, and the intersection of ethics, law, and government will be explored.
Moderator: Robert Zimbroff
POST-EVENT SUMMARY: Sixty students and faculty attended the BRI-Icahn debate on physician aided dying, co-sponsored by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. We held a debate for 45 minutes followed by break out discussions. A vote was conducted both before and after the debate.
TESTIMONIALS FROM ATTENDEES:
“Wonderful event!”
“The discussions after the debate were a great touch!”
“We need more debates like this!”
“I always wanted an event like this during college!”