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: Life of a Law StudentCanadian Constitutional Law #32: Section 7 continued, Assisted Suicide
By Erin
Continuing on with our look at section 7 rights, we will now consider the case of Rodriguez v BC (AG). A woman with Lou Gehrig’s disease seeks a declaration that she may legally seek doctor-assisted suicide when her condition deteriorates to the point that she wishes to end her life. Can the right to choose the manner of one’s death be a constitutionally protected right under security of the person?
Rodriguez v BC (AG) (1993)
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