RE313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Advance Healthcare Directive, The Slippery Slope, Robert Latimer
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide in canada : euthanasia in this background paper is defined as: The deliberate act undertaken by one person with the intention of ending the life of another person in order to relieve that person"s suffering. Voluntary euthanasia occurs when the act is done in accordance with the wishes of a competent individual or a valid advance directive. Non-voluntary euthanasia occurs when the act is done without knowledge of the wishes of a competent individual or with respect to an incompetent individual. Involuntary euthanasia, which is indistinguishable from murder or manslaughter, occurs when the act is done against the wishes of a competent individual or a valid advance directive. : assisted suicide is defined as: Legal issues: the background paper then discusses the legal issues related to each: Euthanasia: several criminal code provisions relate to euthanasia, but section 14 relates most directly, section 14 provides that:
