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Sue Rodriguez was a Canadian who was diagnosed with ALS which is a terminal disease in August of 1991. 

• She ultimately made the decision to end her life and she sought the help of a doctor however, no one would help her as under section 241(b) of the Nation's Criminal Code, which stated that anyone who "...aids or abets a person to commit suicide, whether suicide ensues or not, is guilty of an indictable offense and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years". 

• The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association filed a lawsuit, Rodriguez v British Columbia, which challenged section 241(b).
• Sue Rodriguez argued that with the prohibition of assisted suicide, it violated her right to life, to liberty, and security of herself.

• After on May 20, 1993, her case was then heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, however, on September 30 of that year, they disagreed as well. 

• On February 12, 1994, with the assistance of an anonymous doctor, Sue Rodriguez took her own life by consuming a liquid mixture of morphine and secobarbital.  An investigation was taken, however, there were no charges as Robinson (her supporter) vowed to never reveal the anonymous doctor's identity.

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Law of assisted suicide was kept illegal in order to protect life in the community

The Supreme Court of Canada, as well as The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, did not believe that there were any violations in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  

However, on June 17, 2016, medically assisted suicide became legal in Canada. Svend Robinson told the press: “Today’s ruling is a victory for compassion, for justice and for humanity. And I pay tribute to the memory of Sue Rodriguez, who with courage, passion and dignity blazed the trail that led to this historic day. She would have been thrilled"

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This case was one of the few cases that showed the government is not invincible

• Showed people how Canada's criminal code can overlap with the Charter and create issues

• Morally addressed the idea of people living a life of being "tortured"

• Ties with Carter v. Canada because it was revisited after declaration of section 241(b) of the Criminal code infringes section 7 of the Charter

• Made the members of the Supreme Court and the government ask themselves whether preserving life is more worth it than the "life, liberty and security of a person"

]]> 2019-04-14 21:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/591942/neei50k4qgdz/wish/351513271 591942 https://padlet.com/591942/neei50k4qgdz/wish/351544558 Section 7: right to life, liberty, and security of the person.
Section 12: right not to be subject to cruel and unusual punishment.
Section 15: equal treatment before and under the law, and equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination.]]> 2019-04-15 02:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/591942/neei50k4qgdz/wish/351544558