Editing Right to die (section)

=== Canada ===
{{main|Euthanasia in Canada}}

In August 2011, a [[British Columbia]] [[B.C. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] judge requested to speed up a right to die lawsuit so that [[Gloria Taylor (patient)|Gloria Taylor]] could have a doctor assist her in dying by suicide. She had [[Lou Gehrig's disease]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-court-asked-to-fast-track-right-to-die-lawsuit-1.1023576|title=B.C. court asked to fast-track right-to-die lawsuit|date=2 August 2011|access-date=14 December 2014|publisher=CBC News}}</ref> She died of an infection in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Assisted-suicide crusader Gloria Taylor dies in B.C. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/assisted-suicide-crusader-gloria-taylor-dies-in-b-c-1.1164650 |website=CBC News |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref>

On February 6, 2015, the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] ruled that denying the right to assisted suicide was unconstitutional. The court's ruling limits physician-assisted suicides to "a competent adult person who clearly consents to the termination of life and has a grievous and irremediable medical condition, including an illness, disease or disability, that causes enduring suffering that is intolerable to the individual in the circumstances of his or her condition." The ruling was suspended for 12 months to allow the Canadian parliament to draft a new, constitutional law to replace the existing one.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/supreme-court-rules-on-doctor-assisted-suicide/article22828437/ Supreme Court rules Canadians have right to doctor-assisted suicide] Sean Fine, Globe and Mail 6 Feb. 2015</ref> The court decision includes a requirement that there must be stringent limits that are "scrupulously monitored." This will require the death certificate to be completed by an independent medical examiner, not the treating physician, to ensure the accuracy of reporting the cause of death.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = Guichon J, Alakija P, Doig C, Mitchell I, Thibeault P |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/assisted-dying-four-problems-one-simple-solution/article27924838/|title=Assisted dying: Four problems, one simple solution |date=28 December 2015|newspaper=Globe and Mail|location=Toronto, Canada|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> The [[Canadian Medical Association]] (CMA) reported that not all doctors were willing to assist in a patient's death due to legal complications and went against what a physician stood for. Many physicians stated that they should have a voice when it comes to helping a patient end their life.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Vogel L | title = Top court hears right-to-die appeal | journal = CMAJ | volume = 186 | issue = 17 | pages = 1284 | date = November 2014 | pmid = 25332368 | pmc = 4234712 | doi = 10.1503/cmaj.109-4923 }}</ref> However, the belief in late 2015 was that no physician would be forced to do so but the CMA was offering educational sessions to members as to the process that would be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-doctors-express-mixed-opinions-on-assisted-dying-1.2715008|title=Canadian doctors express mixed opinions on assisted dying | date=27 December 2015|website=CTV News|publisher=Bell Media|access-date=2 January 2016|author=The Canadian Press}}</ref>

On June 17, 2016, legislation passed both houses of the [[Parliament of Canada]] and received [[Royal Assent]] to allow euthanasia within Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.her.ie/news/canada-legalises-euthanasia-for-the-terminally-ill/298541 |title=Canada legalises euthanasia for the terminally ill |last=Keane |first=Rebecca |name-list-style=vanc |date=20 June 2016 |website=Her.ie |publisher=Maximum Media; Dublin, Ireland |access-date=22 June 2016 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816091726/http://www.her.ie/news/canada-legalises-euthanasia-for-the-terminally-ill/298541 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=canada>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/06/17/senate-votes-not-to-send-assisted-dying-bill-back-to-mps.html |title=Assisted dying to become law after Senate backs Liberals' bill |last=MacCharles |first=Tonda | name-list-style = vanc |date=17 June 2016 |website=thestar.com |publisher=Toronto Star |access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref>