Canada legalizes physician-assisted suicide

Posted on AllSides February 7th, 2015
From The Left

A huge decision for advocates of physician-assisted suicide

In a landmark decision, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that physicians should be allowed to aid a patient in dying so long as "the person affected clearly consents to the termination of life" and is suffering from ""grievous and irremediable medical condition."

The ruling centered on the case of 89-year-old Gloria Taylor, a resident of British Columbia who suffered from late-stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, which causes progressive muscle weakness.

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