/channels/taxonomy/term/26904/all en /channels/channels/news/divisive-diagnosis-raised-george-floyd-case-under-scrutiny-356852 <p>A movement to discredit a controversial medical diagnosis is being bolstered by a new study out of ƻ����Ժ. Excited delirium describes a state of agitation, aggression, and distress and has become a common defense to counter charges of police brutality. In the case of George Floyd, the syndrome was initially used as a legal defense for the Minneapolis police officer charged in his death.</p> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:04:07 +0000 webfull 199535 at /channels /channels/channels/news/how-covid-19-made-canada-comfortable-marginalizing-37-million-people-montreal-gazette-january-14-336546 <p>Phoebe Friesen, Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is among the experts quoted by the <em>Montreal Gazette</em>.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"After the announcement of Quebec’s tax on the unvaccinated, ƻ����Ժ biomedical ethicist Phoebe Friesen told Reuters that it would make just as much sense to start levying a tax on obese people. “If you want to be consistent and logical, you should charge all sorts of people for their hospitalization if it’s based on behaviour that they’re ‘responsible’ for,” she said."</p> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:06:32 +0000 webfull 176579 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-tax-unvaccinated-may-be-lawful-sets-risky-precedent-experts-reuters-january-12-2022-336492 <p>Phoebe Friesen, Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is among the experts quoted by Reuters.</p> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:06:51 +0000 webfull 176521 at /channels