Deciding on Death by McNeil, Kent; Sumner, Wayne;

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Should Canadians have the right to medical assistance in dying? If so, under what conditions? Deciding on Death delves into the legal and political aspects of these controversial questions. In the early 1990s, Sue Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged the criminalization of assisted dying. The Supreme Court of Canada subsequently reversed its position in a 2015 case initially brought by the family of Kay Carter, who had travelled abroad for access to an assisted death. Kent McNeil and Wayne Sumner not only analyze the landmark Rodriguez and Carter decisions but also contextualize them within legal and political history and carry the story forward to the present day. Legalization of medically assisted dying has finally given many Canadians with incurable medical conditions that cause them intolerable suffering the ability to choose the manner and timing of their death. Over fifteen thousand people per year now pursue that option. This timely book explains how we got here and the decisions that still lie ahead.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Introduction

1 Life, Death, and the Law

2 The Rodriguez Case

3 The Debate Moves On

4 The Carter Case: The Trial Court

5 The Carter Case: The BC Court of Appeal

6 The Carter Case: The Supreme Court

7 Medical Assistance in Dying

Conclusion

Notes; Index of Cases; Index