We did it!
You brought us to our goal! What incredible week. In just 6 hours we raced passed our initial goal of $25,000. Then, just over a week after launching our crowdfunder, […]
AIDE MÉDICALE À MOURIR : Une femme atteinte d’amyotrophie spinale et une organisation de défense des droits de la personne lancent une contestation judiciaire pour l’obtention du droit au décès dans la dignité
La nouvelle loi sur l’aide mĂ©dicale Ă mourir est inconstitutionnelle, dĂ©clare l’Association des libertĂ©s civiles Pour publication immĂ©diate VANCOUVER, C.-B. (lundi, 27 juin, 2016) – Aujourd’hui, l’Association des libertĂ©s civiles […]
ASSISTED DYING: Woman with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and rights watchdog launch legal challenge for right to die with dignity
New assisted dying law unconstitutional, says rights watchdog (French release) Monday, June 27, 2016 For immediate release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Julia […]
Media Release: BCCLA reacts to passage of assisted dying bill that it calls “unconstitutional”
VANCOUVER (June 17, 2016) – Today, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the plaintiff organization in the Carter assisted dying litigation, reacted to the Senate’s passage of the assisted dying bill […]
BC Civil Liberties applauds Senate for upholding Charter and amending assisted dying Bill C-14
OTTAWA (June 8, 2016) – This evening the Senate voted 41-30 to amend the assisted dying Bill C-14 permit all of those people granted the right to an assisted death […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Death with Dignity – Kay Carter’s family to speak on Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling coming into effect
VANCOUVER (June 6, 2016) – Today, Lee Carter, a key plaintiff in the Carter v. Canada case in which the Supreme Court of Canada recognized the right to physician-assisted dying […]
Carter plaintiffs “deeply disappointed” with passage of Bill C-14; looking to Senate for amendments
VANCOUVER (May 31 2016) – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) reacted this evening to the passage of Bill C-14 in the House of Commons. Josh Paterson, Executive Director […]
Open Letter on BC’s Failure to include all Family Members in Event to Remember BC’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
“Honouring murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls cannot simply be a photo opportunity – any true honouring must be done with full involvement and of family members and a […]
Navigating the Medico-Legal Borderland: Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure
Join our Policy Director Micheal Vonn for a free webinar on the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure June 8. The event is presented by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in […]
CommuniquĂ© de presse – Aide Ă mourir : La famille Carter critique sĂ©vèrement le projet de loi du gouvernement
OTTAWA – Aujourd’hui, Lee Carter, un plaignant clĂ© dans l’affaire Carter contre Canada dans laquelle la Cour suprĂŞme du Canada a reconnu le droit de l’aide mĂ©dicale Ă mourir au […]