Federal Government Announces They Will Appeal Death with Dignity Case
The federal government has announced that they have assigned government lawyers to try to prevent seriously and incurably ill Canadians from seeking the assistance of a physician in a medically […]
Physicians and medical ethicists available for media interviews on death with dignity case
Physicians and medical ethicists across the country are available for interviews to discuss the ramifications of the B.C. Supreme Court’s ruling that Canadians who are seriously and incurably ill have […]
B.C. Supreme Court to rule on Friday on death with dignity lawsuit
June 15, 2012 Update: Major Victory at the BC Supreme Court! The decision on the BCCLA’s ‘’Dying with Dignity” lawsuit was released, and the ban on medically-assisted dying has been […]
Seriously ill patients and family members urge the B.C. Supreme Court to allow for the right to die with dignity
Vancouver – Plaintiffs in the BCCLA’s death with dignity case head to the B.C. Supreme Court tomorrow to challenge the laws that make it a crime for physicians to assist […]
Gloria Taylor heads to court seeking legal right to die with dignity
Vancouver – On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, the BCCLA will hold a press conference with Gloria Taylor, a British Columbia woman with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, who […]
Cross-examinations in dying with dignity lawsuit begin
Vancouver – On Monday, November 14 at 9:30 a.m. the Supreme Court of British Columbia will hear expert evidence in Carter v. Canada, the BCCLA’s court case challenging the laws […]
Woman with ALS asks court for legal right to die with dignity
Vancouver, BC: Nearly two decades after Sue Rodriguez fought for the right to die with dignity, another British Columbia woman with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has come […]
Woman with ALS pleas with court for legal right to die with dignity
Vancouver – On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, the BCCLA will hold a press conference announcing that a British Columbian woman with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filed an application with […]
BCCLA launches lawsuit to challenge criminal laws against medically-assisted dying
Vancouver, BC: The BCCLA filed a lawsuit today to challenge the laws that make it a criminal offense to assist seriously and incurably ill individuals to die with dignity. The […]
BCCLA launches lawsuit to legalize medically-assisted dying for seriously and incurably ill individuals
Vancouver – On Tuesday, April 26, 2011, the BCCLA will hold a press conference announcing a legal challenge to the laws that criminalize medically-assisted dying for seriously and incurably ill […]
