Emmanuelle Bernheim

(Elle/She/her)
  • Professeure titulaire, Faculté de droit, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en santé mentale et accès à la justice | Full Professor, Faculty of Law, Canada Research Chair on Mental Health and Access to Justice, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
There is a striking lack of robust evidence that demonstrates the clinical benefits to forced treatment and confinement. Instead, research points to significant adverse effects, raising serious ethical concerns. (Adham Ragab/Unsplash)

Coercion isn’t care, and new laws that enforce treatment and confinement are dangerous

Arguing that confining and treating people against their will is ‘compassionate’ greatly expands the role of policing in medical matters, often with few limits.
La police a commencé à installer des rubans de signalisation près du lycée de Tumbler Ridge et des bâtiments environnants à Tumbler Ridge, en Colombie-Britannique, le 11 février 2026. La Presse canadienne/Jesse Boily

Tuerie de Tumbler Ridge. Quelle est la responsabilité d’OpenAI ?

La tuerie de Tumbler Ridge révèle les lacunes légales encadrant l’IA et interroge notre système de gestion des risques en santé mentale.
Women who receive obstetric and gynecological care must be heard when they say that they have received inadequate, violent treatment. (Shutterstock)

Obstetric and gynecological violence: Empowering patients to recognize and prevent it

Obstetric and gynecological violence is care that is violent, disrespectful, abusive or neglectful. At its heart is the absence of consent, or consent without having received appropriate information.

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