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Sue Rodriguez Case Brief

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The appellant, Sue Rodriguez, suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Under this condition, Sue will lose the ability to swallow, speak, walk, and move her body without assistance. As a result, she will eventually become confined to a bed. With a life expectancy between 2 and 14 months, Sue wishes to end her life on her own will when her condition becomes too painful to bear. This can be accomplished with the assistance of a qualified physician. However, s.241 of the Criminal Code prohibits the giving of assistance to commit suicide. Sue Rodriguez applied to the Supreme Court of British Columbia on the grounds that s.241 of the Criminal Code is a violation of her s.7, 12, and 15(1) rights of the Charter. The court dismissed her application

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