Euthanasia issue won’t be reopened, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says

Canada’s Justice Minister says the Conservative government won’t be revisiting the question of assisted suicide despite a B.C. Supreme Court ruling to expedite a case on the matter.

Rob Nicholson was commenting Thursday on the case of Gloria Taylor. The 63-year-old resident of Westbank, near Kelowna, is seeking the right to commit suicide given the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, she is suffering from, and this week the B.C. court agreed to expedite her case….

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