CRM 402 Lecture : CRM402 (Criminal Justice and Inequality) - Chapter 3 Euthanasia

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Chapter three: euthanasia and assisted suicide in the post-rodriguez era: lessons from foreign. Euthanasia and assisted-suicide are one of the most controversial of topics [there is no consensus on this issue] Legislature, canadians and the medical community all seem deeply divided. The issue came to the forefront again in 1993 when the rodriguez case made its way to the supreme. The british columbia supreme , the british columbia court of appeal and the scc all refused to grant. Rodriguez the right to assistance in committing suicide. Canadian opinion polls often show that canadians are in favour of assisted suicide for individuals with incurable diseases. The legislature still seems hesitant to codify or make legal end-of-life decision making. Canadians can essentially commit suicide by refusing to consent to treatment: canadians have the right to refuse treatment. This is a sense of autonomy that allows one to refuse life-sustaining treatments.

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