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A professor who successfully defended his right to protect the subjects of his research on assisted suicide, Russel Ogden, now intends to return to teaching at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, B.C., but he is restricted by a confidentiality agreement signed back in the day. Being paid more than $87,000 in annual salary, Mr. Ogden says he is not allowed to teach or conduct research in its name since 2008 due to the deal he signed with the school at the time.
According to those rallying in support of Mr. Ogden, the restriction violates his academic freedom, especially since the university’s research ethics board has already approved his methods. In his remarks, Mr. Ogden stressed that he is still a “100 per cent full-time faculty” member at the school. The research Mr. Ogden has been doing involves witnessing assisted suicides, like for example by helium inhalation, in an effort to gather data on more humane methods of ending life, which he has referred to in his papers as “NuTech Deathing.”
During an interview on Monday, Mr. Ogden alleged that “this is extraordinary research. It’s very unusual to watch somebody’s suicide, and it comes with a whole host of ethical and legal issues that have to be navigated.” He explained that “dying is universal. It’s one thing that will happen to all of us, and it’s important for all of us to put some of our mind to preparing for that eventuality.”
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