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Professor Jocelyn Downie, C.M., FRSC, FCAHS, SJD, retired after teaching for 27 years with Dalhousie University’s Faculties of Law and Medicine. Downie was a member of the Dalhousie Health Justice Institute with a focus on end-of-life law and policy, particularly on assisted dying. She taught Health Care Ethics and the Law, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility and various law and public policy courses. She also supervised graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on different aspects of health law and policy. She was the principal investigator on numerous research projects in health law and policy, has published dozens of books and articles on health law and policy topics and has spoken at conferences across Canada and around the world. Downie also served on expert panels advising governments and engaged in advocacy, including as part of the legal team in Carter v. Canada which made assisted dying legal in Canada. Following her retirement, she will continue to engage in research and advocacy on assisted dying and also plans to take up woodturning.
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Education/Academic qualification
BA, Queen's University
MA, Queen's University
MLitt, University of Cambridge
LLM, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
SJD, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
LLB, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
External positions
Order of Canada, Appointed by Governor General of Canada
Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Royal Society of Canada
Research Interests
- Public Policy and Law
- Health Care Ethics
- Health Law
- Health Law and Policy
- Legal Ethics
- End-of-life Law
- Women's Health
Disciplines
- Law
- Health Law and Policy
- Human Rights Law
- Law and Society
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Law and Gender
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Assistance in Dying: A Comparative Look at Legal Definitions
Downie, J., Gupta, M., Cavalli, S. & Blouin, S., Jan. 1 2022, In: Death Studies. 46, 7, p. 1547-1556Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Prohibition to Permission: The Winding Road of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada
Downie, J., Jan. 1 2022, In: HEC Forum. 34, p. 321-354Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In a Nutshell: Correcting the Record About Medical Assistance in Dying
Downie, J., Jan. 1 2022Research output: Other contribution
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Quebec's Commission on MAiD Misses the Mark on Mental Disorders
Downie, J. & Gupta, M., Jan. 1 2022Research output: Other contribution
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The Value of a Feminist Approach in the Ethics of End of Life Care
Downie, J., Jan. 1 2022, The Value of a Feminist Approach in the Ethics of End of Life Care.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter