Making Sense of Physician Assisted Suicide – Dr. Lydia Dugdale

<p>Dr. Lydia Dugdale argues that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia are morally and medically dangerous because they normalize suicide, undermine the physician-patient covenant, and place vulnerable people at risk.</p><p><br /></p><p>This lecture was given on February 12th, 2026, at Vanderbilt University.</p><p><br /></p><p>For more information on upcoming events, visit us at <a href="https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events" target="_blank">thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>About the Speakers:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dr. Lydia Dugdale is the Silberberg Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University in New York City. As a medical doctor and ethicist, she cares for patients, consults on complex ethical issues in the hospital, and teaches medical trainees and undergraduate students. Her scholarly work focuses on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, the need to prepare well for death, and questions of moral injury and human flourishing. She is author of the book </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Lost Art Of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (HarperOne, 2020) and is currently writing a book on hope.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Keywords: </span>Autonomy, Canada, Euthanasia, MAID, Medical Ethics, Oregon, Physician Assisted Suicide, Suffering, Vulnerable Patients, Life And Death</p>