Why Feminist Philosophy (Especially Sue Sherwin’s) Matters: Reflections through the Lens of Medical Assistance in Dying

International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 13 (2):21-27 (2020)
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Abstract

In the not-too-distant past, medical assistance in dying was illegal in Canada. Assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia were prohibited by the Criminal Code. Many attempts were made to change the law. The most famous of these was the case of Sue Rodriguez, who took a Charter challenge of the prohibition to the Supreme Court of Canada. A number of bills were also introduced in the Federal Parliament. All were doomed to failure. But then … change came.First, the province of Quebec passed An Act Respecting End-of-Life Care in 2015 establishing a legal right to MAiD "at the end of life." Then, the Carter case...

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