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CACL responds to BC Supreme Court Ruling on Assisted Suicide
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The Canadian Association for Community Living expressed its "profound concern" with a recent BC Supreme Court ruling that struck down a ban on assisted suicide. BCACL joins our national federation in hoping the judgement is appealed.
Press Release from the Canadian Association for Community Living
For Immediate Release
June 15, 2012
BC Supreme Court Ruling on Assisted Suicide Raises Profound Concerns for Canadians with Disabilities
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) is profoundly concerned by the BC Supreme Court’s ruling today in Carter v British Columbia (Attorney General) which strikes down as unconstitutional Criminal Code sanctions against assisted suicide. The court finds that the provisions “unjustifiably infringe equality rights” on the basis of physical disability. It will take some time to absorb the ruling and to fully understand its potential implications. However, one implication is clear: people with significant disabilities—whether or not they meet the threshold test of competency to consent to assisted suicide—are in a much more vulnerable place in Canadian society than they were before this ruling.
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