The dream of Sue Rodriguez rises again

The dream of Sue Rodriguez rises again as another BC  ALS sufferer asks for the right to die with dignity.

Gloria Taylor has filed an application with the BC Supreme Court as a plaintiff in the BC Civil Liberties death with dignity lawsuit.

And the Canadian organization, Dying With Dignity, is there with an affidavit to support the case.  (Click here for the DWD affidavit.)

Suicide is legal but for those like Gloria Taylor with a disabling illness who may need help, assisted suicide carries a fourteen-year jail term under our present law. Other jurisdictions have changed this unjust law, such as the states of Oregon and Washington, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Strict protocols are in place to protect against abuses.

The case has been moved ahead to November 2011 at the request of Gloria Taylor who says: “I’m asking the mercy of the court to allow me the option to work with my doctor to ease my pain and help me end my life peacefully and with dignity. I should be able to make the choice about how much suffering to endure, based on my own beliefs and values. All my life, I’ve been a supporter of the dying with dignity movement. I strongly believe that all Canadians like me should have the choice and comfort of aid in dying. It doesn’t make any sense that it’s legal for me to commit suicide but it’s illegal for someone to help me to die at peace, without pain, in the comfort of my home, with family and friends surrounding me.”