Appellate Argument in Carter v. Canada

Today and yesterday, the British Columbia Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Carter v. Canada.  (Vancouver Sun')  Last summer, the B.C. Supreme Court held the criminal prohibition of aid-in-dying to be unconstitutional.  




Here is a telling quote from Chief Justice Lance Finch:  "Life is more than a pulse or a heartbeat or some little electric activity up here [pointing to his grizzled, grey head]. . . . It’s surely the ability to engage in or appreciate the full range of human experience."