Editing Sue Rodriguez (section)

{{short description|Canadian right-to-die activist}}
{{Infobox person
|name        = Susan Rodriguez
|birth_name  = Susan Jane Shipley
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1950|08|02}}
|birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba, Canada
|death_date  = {{dda|1994|02|12|1950|08|02}}
|death_place = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], British Columbia, Canada
|children    = 1
|known_for   = [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS) sufferer who unsuccessfully [[Litigation|litigated]] for the [[right to die]] by [[assisted suicide]]
}}

'''Sue Rodriguez''' (August 2, 1950 – February 12, 1994) was a Canadian [[right-to-die]] activist. In August 1991, she was diagnosed with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS or [[Lou Gehrig]]'s disease) and was given two to five years to live.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/diagnosed-with-a-killer-disease Sue Rodriguez at CBC Archives page]</ref> She ultimately made the decision to [[Assisted suicide|end her life]] and she sought the assistance of a doctor to that end, leading to a legal battle. She lost her case in front of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]], but took her own life with the help of an anonymous doctor on February 12, 1994. She is cited as an important figure in the eventual legalization of medical assistance in dying in Canada.