Canadian High Court Voids Ban on Doctor-Assisted Suicide

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday unanimously struck down a ban on doctor-assisted suicide for patients who are mentally competent to decide to end their lives. The court overturned its own 1993 ruling against the practice. It said its earlier decision was too broad because it applied to all patients, not just those "vulnerable persons" the law was meant to protect. The court said Friday that the ban left the sick with only two options — self-inflicted suicide by...

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