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  • Argument #1 —

The Importance of Protecting Life as a Fundamental Societal Value

  • Argument #2 —

The Sanctity of Life

  • Argument #3 —

Personal Autonomy is Not Absolute

  • Argument #4 —

The Slippery Slope

  • Argument #5 —

Pressuring of Vulnerable and Sick People

  • Argument #6 —

Suffering is Part of Life

Euthanasia in Canada

  • Suicide is not a crime in Canada and has not been since 1972, but physician-assisted suicide is illegal
  • The Criminal Code of Canada states in section 241(b) that
  • “Every one who ….(b) aids or abets a person to commit suicide, whether suicide ensues or not, is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years”
  • According to the current federal government, euthanasia is illegal:
  • to prevent people from ‘assisting in suicide of those that are not mentally capable of making the decision...'
  • because of the “value that society [places] on human life”

Should it be legal?

Where is it already legal?

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by an insult to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth.

  • Variations in muscle tone, such as being either too stiff or too floppy
  • Stiff muscles and exaggerated reflexes (spasticity)
  • Stiff muscles with normal reflexes (rigidity)
  • Lack of muscle coordination (ataxia)
  • Tremors or involuntary movements
  • Slow, writhing movements (athetosis)
  • Delays in reaching motor skills milestones, such as pushing up on arms, sitting up alone or crawling
  • Favoring one side of the body, such as reaching with only one hand or dragging a leg while crawling
  • Difficulty walking, such as walking on toes, a crouched gait, a scissors-like gait with knees crossing or a wide gait
  • Excessive drooling or problems with swallowing
  • Difficulty with sucking or eating
  • Delays in speech development or difficulty speaking
  • Difficulty with precise motions, such as picking up a crayon or spoon

Robert Latimer

• Contracture.

• Malnutrition.

• Mental health conditions.

• Lung disease.

• Neurological conditions.

• Osteoarthritis.

  • Can ending the life of a person who is unable to give consent ever be justified? Perhaps not.
  • But what about Tracy?
  • What about others who like Tracy were never able to speak, or those who descend into hopeless, morbid, terminal disease and lose the ability to give consent?
  • Are such people to be excluded from the mercy we would show, indeed demand, for any other similarly-afflicted creature?

Sue Rodriguez

“If I cannot give consent to my own death, whose body is this? Who owns my life?”

  • Diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1991
  • requested that the Canadian Supreme Court allow someone to aid her in ending her life
  • began to advocate for medically assisted dying
  • took her fight to the lawmakers
  • She appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada
  • The federal Supreme Court dismissed her appeal by a 5 to 4 vote

“everyone has the right to self-determination subject only to an unjust infringement on the equal and competing rights of others.”

Sue took her life one year after the Supreme Court ruling, in 1994, at the age of 43

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Embedded-Only/News/ID/2290044517/

Gloria Taylor

Four days after she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, she crafted Plan B — an arrangement for someone to help her die.

• The only Canadian to win the legal right to get a doctor's help to die and put the issue back in the national spotlight

Cancer Symptoms

  • Fatigue
  • Lumps
  • Weight changes, including unintended loss or gain
  • Skin changes, such as yellowing, darkening or redness of the skin, sores that won't heal, or changes to existing moles
  • Changes in bowel or bladder habits
  • Persistent cough or trouble breathing
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Hoarseness
  • Persistent indigestion or discomfort after eating
  • Persistent, unexplained muscle or joint pain
  • Persistent, unexplained fevers or night sweats
  • Unexplained bleeding or bruising

  • Pain.
  • Fatigue.
  • Difficulty breathing.
  • Nausea.
  • Diarrhea or constipation.
  • Weight loss.
  • Chemical changes in your body.
  • Brain and nervous system problems.
  • Unusual immune system reactions to cancer.
  • Cancer that spreads.
  • Cancer that returns.

Works Cited

  • Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/inside-gloria-taylor-s-battle-for-the-right-to-die-1.1186092>.
  • "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis." (ALS). Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/basics/definition/con-20024397>.
  • "Assisted Suicide Champion Gloria Taylor Dies." British Columbia. Web. 5 June 2015. <http://bc.ctvnews.ca/assisted-suicide-champion-gloria-taylor-dies-1.985760>.
  • "Cancer." Complications. Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/basics/complications/con-20032378>.
  • "Cerebral Palsy." Complications. Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cerebral-palsy/basics/complications/con-20030502>.
  • "Jack Knox: 21 Years Later, Sue Rodriguez Wins Her Fight." Times Colonist. Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/jack-knox-21-years-later-sue-rodriguez-wins-her-fight-1.1755866>.
  • "Large World Map Image." World Map Image Large. Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-map-image.html>.
  • News, CBC. "'Compassionate Homicide': The Law and Robert Latimer." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 6 Dec. 2010. Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/compassionate-homicide-the-law-and-robert-latimer-1.972561>.
  • "Sue Rodriguez (1950-1994)." Sue Rodriguez (1950-1994). Web. 5 June 2015. <http://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/learn/profiles-of-courage-the-people-behind-the-right-to-die-movement/staff/623.php>.
  • "Ethics, Euthanasia & Canadian Law." Ethics, Euthanasia &amp; Canadian Law. Web. 5 June 2015. <http://ethics-euthanasia.ca/legislation/>.

ALS Symptoms

  • Difficulty walking, tripping or difficulty doing your normal daily activities
  • Weakness in your leg, feet or ankles
  • Hand weakness or clumsiness
  • Slurring of speech or trouble swallowing
  • Muscle cramps and twitching in your arms, shoulders and tongue
  • Difficulty holding your head up or keeping a good posture

  • Breathing problems
  • Speaking problems
  • Eating problems
  • Dementia

ALS

Neurological disease that causes muscle weakness and impacts physical function

Common terminal diseases:

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