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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.
The Latimer Case: The Reflections of People with Disabilities - Chronology
1978
1978—Bob and Laura Latimer marry.
The Latimer Case: The Reflections of People with Disabilities - Introduction
by Hugh R. Scher, Chairperson, CCD Human Rights Committee
The Latimer Case: The Reflections of People with Disabilities - Murdered in the Name of Kindness
by Jim Derksen, Former CCD Chairperson
The Latimer Case: The Reflections of People with Disabilities - Media
Latimer Wins Case in Media
by Prof. Dick Sobsey, University of Alberta Abuse and Disability Project
The Latimer Case: The Reflections of People with Disabilities - A Parental Perspective
A Father's Concerns
by Brian Stewart
Forty plus years ago my parents were told not to take me home. Those concerned for my parents' well being, the medical profession, could not see my life as being worth living. Born with Cerebral Palsy, their vision was that I would not have a future and they did not, would not, or could not, see a place in the community for me.
