87: Public Health Law (Jess Szabo)

<p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This week, we're speaking with Jess Szabo about all things related to public health law: MAID and mental illness; forced transfers to long-term care homes; and private actors in the public healthcare system.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">⚫ How will the federal government decide whether persons suffering "only" from a mental illness will have access to medical assistance in dying? (9:38)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">⚫ What is the role of consent within a new Ontario bill that would allow patients to be transferred from nursing homes? (20:33)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">⚫ Do recent permissions for private sector bodies open the door for the privatization of public healthcare? (31:24)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (39:14)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">🔵 How do you envision the partnership between government and business in unleashing the potential of Canada's citizens? (37:22)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">🔵What are your thoughts on the means by which the government provides care services for those impacted by the opioid crisis? (40:03)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">🔵 What sorts of protections are currently in place to protect patients' health care data? (43:59)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">🔵 What is the legal basis for Nurse Practitioners providing access to primary care services in private medical clinics? (46:22)</span><br /> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helv