Rasouli v Sunnybrook Health Services Centre: End of Life matters reach the Supreme Court of Canada
January 19th, 2012PDF version: Rasouli v Sunnybrook Health Services Centre: End of Life matters reach the Supreme Court of Canada
Cases Considered: Rasouli v Sunnybrook Health Services Centre, 2011 ONCA 482
This case involves the issue of consent under Ontario’s Health Care Consent Act, 1996, SO, 1996 c 2, Schedule “A” (the “Act”). While no similar law exists in Alberta, the case, through its discussion of the conflict between doctors’ ability to determine treatment, and the patient’s ability to refuse, raises issues that extend beyond the legislative boundaries of Ontario.
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