Health Sciences 3400A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Sue Rodriguez, Health Policy

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Denise Grafton

Document Summary

In most countries, there has been a heated debate about issues of euthanasia and (physician-) assisted suicide for patients with a terminal illness or suffering from a debilitating disease. In canada, some of this has been fought out in the courts. In particular, the case of sue rodriguez highlighted some of the issue. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: her lawsuit urged the supreme court of canada to strike down section 241(b) of the. Criminal code, which prohibited the giving of assistance to commit suicide: observers noted that it was likely that many canadians illegally ended their lives each year through assisted suicide, but did so quietly. In a 5 to 4 decision, the supreme court of canada rejected mrs. rodriguez"s arguments. Trying to change the law: determining what to do about medically assisted death has evoked considerable passion, one question is whether to distinguish between voluntary and non-voluntary forms; the.