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The wrong decision on assisted suicide
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Jun 18, 2012
Justice Lynn Smith determined that the ban against assisted suicide serves to discriminate against the disabled — and therefore runs afoul of the equality provisions in section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms — because it prevents disabled people from getting the help they may need to kill themselves. But the Charter is meant to defend us against violations perpetrated by the state, not abet self-inflicted injuries or death.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, ideology, mental Health, rights, standard of living
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