PHIL 237 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Terri Schiavo Case, Robert Latimer, Voluntary Euthanasia
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Was in a coma for 10 years before she died. Jack keborkian (and his device to help with assisted suicide) Created a machine to painlessly kill terminally ill patients or people who did not want to continue living. Robert decided to kill tracy with what he had at his disposal this contributed to the debate of euthanasia. Sue rodriguez vs. british columbia (1993) in canada. Sued the government of british columbia to have the right to have access to assisted suicide, but lost the case. Her family was very conservative and opposed this view. They went in court (the husband against the family) Slightly different type of euthanasia the professionals do not help you commit suicide; they simply supply you with the drugs to kill yourself on your own (different from how it is in belgium) Quebec becomes the first province to set right to die legislation. In most cases it is considered to be a criminal offense.
