POLI 324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Assisted Suicide, Fundamental Justice, Table Tennis
3 Dec 2018
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Unit 9: legal rights: carter and medical assistance in dying. Key terms: rodriguez vs. british columbia; carter vs. canada; carter ii; suspended constitutional rulings; joint committee on physician assisted dying; Bill c-14; section 41. 1. of the department of justice act. S241 ccc is constitutional and remained as so until 2015 w carter: unanimous decision in carter 2015. Strong form judicial review even though the court reversing itself by reversing the precedent as. First challenge that prohibit physician assisted death (s241 ccc: any counselling any wanting to commit suicide, cannot assist anyone to commit suicide, no more than 14 years in jail. It is legal to commit suicide or attempt to suicide but not to counsel or assist anyone to commit suicide. She was physically unable to commit suicide without assistance. Violation of s7 right to life liberty and security . She possesses autonomy and therefore when to end her life.
