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<\/a>Professor Thaddeus Pope<\/p><\/div>\n
Specifically, Pope will compare end-of-life care policies between Canada and the United States, focusing on medical aid in dying (MAID), medical futility, and brain death.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada has more meaningfully grappled with increasingly pressing end-of-life liberty issues in its courts, legislatures, and other policymaking bodies,\u201d Pope wrote in his application for the award, which includes a $25,000 stipend. \u201cGiven the overlap of U.S. and Canadian interests and approaches to health law and bioethics, this project will benefit both Canadian and U.S. lawmakers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited to work more closely with Canadian policymakers on end-of-life healthcare issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pope is also a frequent media expert on the topic, including a recent story<\/a> about end-of-life considerations during the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mitchell Hamline professor Thaddeus Pope will spend the first months of 2021 doing research in Canada\u2019s capital city after receiving a Fulbright Scholar Award. Pope, director of Mitchell Hamline\u2019s Health Law Institute, has long worked on legal issues surrounding end-of-life care. He often helps public health and elected leaders shape policy. His research on the … <\/p>\n