The Supreme Court of Canada just announced that it will issue its judgment in Cuthbertson v. Rasouli at 9:45 EST on Friday, October 18, 2013.
Here is the Court's summary of the case:
The respondent is in a coma. The appellants, who are his physicians, seek to withdraw life‑sustaining treatment and to administer palliative care. The respondent’s substitute decision‑maker under the Health Care Consent Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 2, refuses to consent to withdrawing life‑sustaining treatment.
The appellants acknowledge that they require consent to administer palliative care but they believe that they do not need consent to withdraw life‑sustaining measures that are no longer medically indicated. At issue is whether the appellants require consent or a determination from the Consent and Capacity Board that withdrawing life support is in the respondent’s best interests.
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