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The Right to Die

The courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death

"Who owns my life?" Sue Rodriguez was dying of a form of ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s disease) when she asked this question of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1993. She was fighting for … 290 View
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Introduction

On Matters of Life, Death and the Law

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Examines different types of assisted death and lays out the purpose of this book 8 $0.80 Add
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Forty Shades of Mercy

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In all of the examples in this chapter we see deaths caused by acts of mercy, and we see mercy shown to those who caused the deaths. In none of these cases was the full force of the law applied … 28 $2.80 Add
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Children’s Rights and Health Law

The “Mature Minor” Rule Revisited

From: Children and the Law

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Review of the “mature minor” rule from the Supreme Court of Canada decision of A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services). 17 $1.70 Add
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Robert Latimer:

Justice Goes Awry — 1993

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The Robert Latimer story was one of the most widely covered news stories in Canadian history. It is a story, unlike some of the previous ones, where the justice system found no way of mitigating … 17 $1.70 Add
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Sue Rodriguez:

Who Owns My Life? — 1993

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A landmark event in the history of the movement to legalize assisted death in Canada began with a videotaped statement issued to a parliamentary committee in 1992. In November of that year, a … 18 $1.80 Add
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John Hofsess and his Underground Railroad

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John Hofsess, who founded the Right to Die Society of Canada in 1991, is an intriguing and controversial figure. He was a friend of artists and intellectuals such as Margaret Atwood, Claude Jutra … 33 $3.30 Add
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The Trial of Evelyn Martens — 2004

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Evelyn Martens, a seventy-four-yearold grandmother, was facing the prospect of as much as twenty-eight years in prison.This chapter examins Martens trial which took place on September 20, 2004. 40 $4.00 Add
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A Breakthrough in the B.C. Courts — 2012

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By 2011 the public interest in a change in the law on assisted suicide again started to gain momentum. Parole Board slights to Robert Latimer continued to gain public attention. The experience of … 18 $1.80 Add
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Some Doctors Weigh In — 2013

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The medical community has long had mixed feelings about assisted death. Some doctors claim that helping a patient die is a violation of the Hippocratic injunction to “do no harm,” … 17 $1.70 Add
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Whose Jurisdiction Is It Anyway?

Quebec — 2014

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Is assisted death a health care matter or is it a criminal one? This may seem an odd question, but in the contentious and confusing world of federal-provincial jurisdictional responsibilities, it … 14 $1.40 Add
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Gillian Bennett, Dead at Noon — 2014

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At noon on August 18, 2014, eighty-three-year-old Gillian Bennett, of Bowen Island in British Columbia, took her own life. In the next several days her story was carried in the news media across … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Supreme Court of Canada

Hearing — 2014

From: The Right to Die

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Examines the Supreme Court of Canada Hearing from October 15, 2014 34 $3.40 Add
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The Historic Decision — 2015

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The ruling appeared on February 6, 2015. It was a historic vindication of Justice Smith and of the opinions of the many people who have felt that Section 241(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada was … 19 $1.90 Add
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Responding to Unjust Laws

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Conclusions and final thoughts which examines the question: What should we do about laws we perceive to be unjust? 10 $1.00 Add