Close X
Monday, December 16, 2024
ADVT 
National

Quebec Government In Court To Appeal Injunction Against Assisted-dying Law

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Dec, 2015 12:30 PM
  • Quebec Government In Court To Appeal Injunction Against Assisted-dying Law
MONTREAL — Quebec government lawyers will be in court today to appeal an injunction that was aimed at blocking a provincial law on assisted dying. 
 
The legislation, which outlines how terminally ill patients can end their lives with medical help, was adopted by members of the national assembly in June 2014 and became law last week.
 
A Quebec Superior Court justice granted the injunction last month to a group of doctors who were seeking to postpone implementation of the law until at least February.
 
The injunction was related to a Supreme Court ruling last February that struck down the prohibition on physician-assisted dying.
 
The Quebec law took effect as planned on Dec. 10 after an appeals court justice granted the government the right to appeal the injunction ruling.
 
Quebec is the first province to pass such a law, arguing it is an extension of end-of-life care and thus a health issue, which falls under provincial jurisdiction.

MORE National ARTICLES

Fentanyl Continues To Claim B.C. Lives Despite Education: Police

Fentanyl Continues To Claim B.C. Lives Despite Education: Police
Police in Delta, B.C, issued a warning over the weekend after two people used cocaine and inadvertently overdosed on fentanyl. 

Fentanyl Continues To Claim B.C. Lives Despite Education: Police

Alberta's Suicide Rate Jumps Significantly In First Half Of 2015

Mara Grunau with the Centre for Suicide Prevention says the numbers jumped 30 per cent in the first half of 2015.

Alberta's Suicide Rate Jumps Significantly In First Half Of 2015

Alberta Announces Changes To Farm Safety Bill; Opponents Say Confusion Reigns

Alberta Announces Changes To Farm Safety Bill; Opponents Say Confusion Reigns
EDMONTON — Alberta has introduced amendments to clarify that its contentious farm safety bill won't kill the family farm — but opponents say the process is now so muddled the bill should be scrapped.

Alberta Announces Changes To Farm Safety Bill; Opponents Say Confusion Reigns

School Briefly On Lockdown After 'Brazen' Gunfire In Surrey Neighbourhood

School Briefly On Lockdown After 'Brazen' Gunfire In Surrey Neighbourhood
The Mounties responded to calls of shots fired at a home (near the intersection of 128 St. and 67 Ave) yesterday afternoon

School Briefly On Lockdown After 'Brazen' Gunfire In Surrey Neighbourhood

RCMP To Lead New Plan To Intervene In High-Risk Cases In Surrey, B.C.

RCMP To Lead New Plan To Intervene In High-Risk Cases In Surrey, B.C.
The meeting would allow members to review cases where a referring agency believes there is a high probability of immediate harm for an individual or family.

RCMP To Lead New Plan To Intervene In High-Risk Cases In Surrey, B.C.

Mountie Who Punched Inmate Eight Times In B.C. Jail Gets Conditional Discharge

Mountie Who Punched Inmate Eight Times In B.C. Jail Gets Conditional Discharge
NANAIMO, B.C. — A Vancouver Island Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm has received a conditional discharge and one year probation.

Mountie Who Punched Inmate Eight Times In B.C. Jail Gets Conditional Discharge