The Right to Die

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The paper relates that arguments surrounding a person right to die are a hot topic in Canada. The paper discusses how in September 1993, in a five to four decision, the Supreme Court of Canada denied the petition of Sue Rodriguez, a patient in the advanced stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to declare invalid 241b of the Criminal Code, which prohibits the giving of assistance to commit suicide. The paper explains this means the Court held that there is no constitutional right to die.

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"The legal and moral issues surrounding a person's right to die have been in the news a great deal recently. On the news we hear about everything, from arguments about the situation of Terri Schiavo to the United States Supreme Court agreeing to hear an appeal concerning an Oregon law that removes criminal penalties for physicians who prescribe drugs to patients who wish to take their own lives. However, this is not a controversy that is confined to the United States. The arguments surrounding a person's right to die are also a hot topic in Canada."

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