A decade of autonomy and choice: Carter v Canada
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
1:00pm to 2:00pm
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February 6, 2025 will mark the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Carter v Canada — which led to the implementation of assisted dying and a transformation of end-of-life rights for people across Canada.
We are delighted to host Jocelyn Downie, who was a member of the legal team representing Carter. We hope you'll join us to celebrate 10 years of progress and reflect on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Jocelyn Downie is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculties of Law and Medicine at Dalhousie University. Her work on end-of-life law and policy includes: Special Advisor to the Canadian Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide; author of "Dying Justice: A Case for the Decriminalizing Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada"; and member of the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision-Making, the plaintiffs' legal team in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), the Provincial-Territorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying, and the Canadian Council of Academies Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying, and, most recently, the MAID Practice Standard Task Group. She is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and she was named a member of the Order of Canada in part in recognition of her work advocating for high-quality, end-of-life care.
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