The right to pass away
In Canada, the ban on euthanasia was lifted
This is reported by Reuters (UPDATE 4-Top court says Canadians have right to die, strikes down ban). The decision was made unanimously: all nine judges supported the right of Canadians to euthanasia.
According to the judges, the right to voluntary retirement with the help of doctors is possessed by sane adult citizens who are experiencing physical or psychological suffering as a result of an incurable disease.
The decision comes into force in 12 months. Thus, the judges did not support the position of the government, which believes that the ban on euthanasia should continue to apply.
The case, as a result of which the ban was lifted, concerns two terminally ill women who have already died. One of them, Gloria Taylor, suffered from a neurodegenerative disease. She died in 2012. The second, Kay Carter, went to Switzerland for euthanasia.
According to Reuters, the Canadian parliament has the authority to overturn the court's decision, but such an outcome of events is extremely unlikely. The government said it would study the decision. It is unknown whether the Cabinet of Ministers plans to seek the cancellation of the decree.
The previous euthanasia case was heard in the Supreme Court of Canada in 1993. Then the decision to ban the procedure was adopted by five votes to four. Of the then judges, only Beverley McLachlin remained, now she heads the court. Mclacklin supported the right of Canadians to euthanasia both in 1993 and now.
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