Editing Sue Rodriguez (section)

== In the media ==
The 1996 book ''[[Timely Death]]'' was inspired by the Sue Rodriguez story, and the 1998 [[film]] ''[[At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story]]'', which stars [[Wendy Crewson]] as Sue Rodriguez, dramatizes her story.

On June 17, 2016, medically assisted dying became legal in Canada.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36566214 Canada's parliament passes assisted suicide bill]</ref> An emotional Svend Robinson, who now lives in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], told the press: “Today’s ruling is a victory for compassion, for justice and for humanity. And I pay tribute to the memory of Sue Rodriguez, who with courage, passion and dignity blazed the trail that led to this historic day. She would have been thrilled".<ref>[https://vancouversun.com/health/svend+robinson+tears+memories+rodriguez+rush+back/10794380/story.html For Svend Robinson, tears as memories of Sue Rodriguez rush back]</ref>