Topic: Mental Health

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Public Mental Health and the Ethics of COVID-19 Lockdowns

Public Mental Health and the Ethics of COVID-19 Lockdowns

ABN Papers

February 11, 2026

Introduction Since the advent of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, mental health has emerged as a major talking point in the media. Pandemics are a time of heightened anxiety for the population at large, [1] and this anxiety is also fuelled partly by the relentlessness of media cycles, and exacerbated by the rapid spread of false, often alarming

Suicide Prevention: Does Legalising Assisted Suicide Make Things Better Or Worse?

Suicide Prevention: Does Legalising Assisted Suicide Make Things Better Or Worse?

ABN Papers

February 11, 2026

Summary Promoting euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) seems to contradict the principle that ‘every suicide is a tragedy’. It has also been argued that the normalisation of EAS might encourage non-assisted suicide. On the other hand, others argue that legalisation of EAS could help prevent suicide. This is because there are people with terminal illnesses who die by