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Fight for the right-to-die back in court
Fight for the right-to-die back in court
Nearly two decades after assisted suicide was rejected in Canada
Shane Bigham Aug 02, 2011 07:33:16 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Eighteen years after the Supreme Court of Canada rejected assisted suicide, the fight for the right-to-die is back in court. A new challenge begins today in BC Supreme Court.
The case has been launched by the Farewell Foundation, which represents about 100 people fighting for assisted suicide. The group's Russel Ogden says much has changed since the 1993 Supreme Court of Canada decision, which rejected an application filed by Sue Rodriguez who suffered from ALS.
"There is now a body of literature and a body of jurisprudence, empirical evidence showing that people can have the right to self determination, and that vulnerable people can be protected at the same time."
Ogden expects this case will eventually make it back to the country's highest court. "This is such an important question that it ought to be a question that is decided ultimately by the highest authority in Canada, and of course that is the Supreme Court of Canada."
Rodriguez lost her case in a 5-4 decision but eventually did find an anonymous doctor to help her end her life |
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發表於 2011-8-2 07:22
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