{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-the-straitjacket-a-daughters-story-of-mental-illness-and-assisted-dying","title":"The Other Side of the Straitjacket: A Daughter's Story of Mental Illness and Assisted Dying","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs a psychiatric nurse, Donna Duncan knew how to convince authorities that she had the capacity to choose a medically assisted death. Did she?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Donna Duncan chose assisted dying, her daughter Alicia searched for understanding. How had a woman without a terminal illness and who was struggling with mental health challenges been allowed to make such a choice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for answers, Alicia succeeded in launching a police investigation, the first in Canada. What began as a private heartbreak quickly became a matter of national controversy as she uncovered troubling gaps in medical safeguards, exposing a system that often prioritizes policy over people, especially those living at the margins. \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of the Straitjacket\u003c\/em\u003e lays bare the human cost of end-of-life legislation and the devastating consequences of unrecognized mental health struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47201859961042,"sku":"9781069550415","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":47193773899986,"sku":"88e26f47-adf8-3363-be0a-5151b96f3c60","price":12.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_a0cae119-bf02-4e09-8f8f-9603ff00bf47.jpg?v=1785198922","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/the-other-side-of-the-straitjacket-a-daughters-story-of-mental-illness-and-assisted-dying","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}