Posts Tagged ‘Historic ruling’

BCCLA Release; Feb. 6, 2015  In an historic blockbuster decision that breaks with a 20-year-old legal precedent, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed today that Canadians have the constitutional right to choose medical assistance in dying. The Supreme Court struck down the laws that make [Read more]

The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously (9-0 decision) ruled that the law preventing doctors from assisting severely ill, adult Canadians to end their lives on their terms was unconstitutional. The court ruled that a physician can assist a patient in ending their life if that person is “a [Read more]