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Don't get depressed in Oregon
By Susan Martinuk
(3 March 1999) — This article is reprinted from the National Post, March 1, 1999
Two basic tenets that underlie arguments to legalize euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are an individual's right to self-determination and the easy establishment of safeguards to regulate these practices.
Genereux Case Factum
Court File Nos. C29797 & C29940
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
BETWEEN:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Appellant/Respondent
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MAURICE GENEREUX
Appellant/Respondent
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COUNCIL OF CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES
Intervenor
FACTUM OF THE INTERVENOR
Families across country feel Latimer ruling better protects life of people with disabilities
(15 February 1999) — In an action the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living (SACL), calls appropriate, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently overturned a lower court's unprecedented two year sentence given to Robert Latimer for killing his daughter, Tracy, who had cerebral palsy. Latimer had been convicted of second-degree murder, but the judge created an exemption to the mandatory 10-year sentence and gave Latimer only two — only one of which to be served in prison.
Hugh Scher Swears Affidavit in Genereux Case
(8 January 1999) — CCD is seeking to intervene in the Genereux case. In its affidavit, CCD outlined its general position on the Genereux case to the court. CCD's position is summarized below:
People with disabilities are frequently victimized by prejudicial, paternalistic and stereotypical ideas about the quality of our existence. This is true for people who are HIV positive and/or are living with AIDS and for people who depend on doctors and care givers for survival and nurturing.
