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How Canada’s Assisted-Suicide Law Went Wrong - The …

(4 days ago) WebThe Canadian Supreme Court concluded that laws preventing assisted suicide stifled individual rights. A 2022 study in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health found that in four jurisdictions

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/canada-legalized-medical-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-death-maid/673790/

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Who can die? Canada wrestles with euthanasia for the …

(9 days ago) WebThe Canadian Mental Health Association has warned it is "not possible" to determine whether any particular case of mental illness is incurable and strongly opposes the coming expansion.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64004329

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Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System: What …

(5 days ago) WebThe Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC’s) 2019-2021 mandate from Health Canada identified mental health and the criminal justice system as a renewed area of …

https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2020-08/mental_health_and_the_law_evidence_summary_report_eng.pdf

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Disability, mental illness, and medical assistance in dying …

(6 days ago) WebBy Jocelyn Downie and Udo Schuklenk. In its 2015 landmark Carter decision, Canada’s Supreme Court ruled that the blanket criminalisation of medical assistance in …

https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2021/08/09/disability-mental-illness-and-medical-assistance-in-dying-in-canada-recent-slippery-slope-and-social-determinants-of-health-arguments-miss-the-mark/

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The realities of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada

(2 days ago) WebIntroduction. In 2015, the Canadian Supreme Court, in Carter v Canada, declared that an absolute Criminal Code prohibition on assisted suicide and euthanasia …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/palliative-and-supportive-care/article/realities-of-medical-assistance-in-dying-in-canada/3105E6A45E04DFA8602D54DF91A2F568

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Supreme Court of Canada Rules Charter Challenge to …

(2 days ago) WebJune 23, 2022, (Vancouver, BC) Today the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the BC government’s five-year legal campaign aimed at stopping the Council of …

http://www.ccdonline.ca/en/humanrights/litigation/23June2022-Supreme-Court-of-Canada-Rules-Charter-Challenge-to-Forced-Psychiatric-Treatment-Laws-Can-Co

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Will the Supreme Court of Canada make a key decision about BC's …

(6 days ago) WebOn January 12 and 13, 2022, a legal case about the constitutionality of BC’s Mental Health Act will be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, the highest court in the country. …

https://www.healthjustice.ca/blog/will-the-supreme-court-of-canada-make-a-key-decision

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BEST PRACTICES FOR PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH …

(9 days ago) Webmental health and well-being, leading to unprecedented levels of sick/medical leave, and retirements in all levels of the courts, which have increased the burden on remaining …

https://fja.gc.ca/covid-19/pdf/2023-01-23-Mental-health-tip-sheet.pdf

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3 Take-Aways from the Supreme Court of Canada’s

(5 days ago) WebOn June 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada made an important decision in the years long constitutional case about BC’s mental health law. Originally filed in 2016, it’s the first case in decades that could provide …

https://www.healthjustice.ca/blog/3-takeaways

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Updated Physician-Aid-in-Dying Law Sparks Controversy …

(3 days ago) WebDuring a hearing before the Canadian Senate’s Committee on Legal and Constitutional Care on February 4, psychiatrist John Maher, M.D., criticized the proposed …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2021.6.31

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In Canada, Assisted Death May Soon Be Available for the Mentally …

(Just Now) WebThe country’s Supreme Court decriminalized assisted death in 2015 and ruled that forcing Canadians to cope with intolerable suffering infringes on fundamental …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/world/canada/medical-assisted-death-mental-illness.html

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2022 SCC 12 (CanLII) R. v. Tim CanLII

(6 days ago) WebSUPREME COURT OF CANADA . Citation: R. v. Tim, 2022 SCC 12 . Appeal Heard: October 7, 2021. Judgment Rendered I do not find Heien to be helpful in …

https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2022/2022scc12/2022scc12.html

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Court decision shows barriers to enforcing human rights under …

(9 days ago) WebOn August 26, 2020 the BC Court of Appeal released the latest decision in the years-long constitutional court challenge to the “deemed consent” sections in the …

https://www.healthjustice.ca/blog/court-decision-illustrates-barriers-to-enforcing-human-rights-under-mental-health-act

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Saadati v. Moorhead Revisited – Proving Mental Distress Damages

(5 days ago) WebLondon Health Sciences Centre, 2023 ONCA 323 (CanLII) In 2017, in its decision in Saadati v. Moorhead, the Supreme Court of Canada addressed the question …

https://canliiconnects.org/en/summaries/92568

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Canada’s mental health legislation - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WebCanadian mental health acts have core similarities, but there are clinically significant differences among them (Gray & O’Reilly, 2001). All Canadian laws must …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735142/

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A Practical Guide to Mental Health and the Law in Ontario

(6 days ago) WebSupreme Court of Canada, as co-counsel representing an intervenor, in the leading decision of Starson v. and psychiatric facilities on privacy, policy and enterprise risk …

https://www.oha.com/Legislative%20and%20Legal%20Issues%20Documents1/A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Mental%20Health%20and%20the%20Law%2c%20Fourth%20Edition%2c%202023.pdf

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New Brunswick’s notwithstanding clause use could spur Supreme …

(8 days ago) WebNew Brunswick’s proposed Compassion Intervention Act could motivate the Supreme Court of Canada to impose Mental health care shortage 33 and override …

https://theconversation.com/new-brunswicks-notwithstanding-clause-use-could-spur-supreme-court-action-227431

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When Supreme Court Justices Have Mental Health Struggles

(3 days ago) WebWhen Supreme Court Justices Have Mental Health Struggles. This past week Clément Gascon, a judge sitting on the Supreme Court of Canada’s bench, …

https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/disability-concerns/mental-health/when-supreme-court-justices-have-mental

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'Jarring experience' in B.C. psych wards because of 'uniquely

(8 days ago) WebIn 2016, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities and two patients who had involuntary treatment challenged the deemed-consent aspect of the Mental Health Act in …

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/jarring-experience-in-b-c-psych-wards-because-of-uniquely-problematic-law-1.5299285

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Supreme Court Challenges Canada's Health-Care Assumptions

(6 days ago) WebThe Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Supreme Court Challenges Canada's Health-Care Assumptions," by John Geddes, Accessed April 21, 2024, https: Still, the …

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/supreme-court-challenges-canadas-health-care-assumptions

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Supreme Court rules military judges sufficiently independent from …

(2 days ago) WebOTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the constitutional right of judicial independence is not compromised for soldiers appearing in front of military judges. Nine …

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/supreme-court-rules-military-judges-sufficiently-independent-from-chain-of-command/ar-AA1nIOxA

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Conservative justices press whether mental health issues can lead …

(1 days ago) WebSort by. 11:28 a.m. ET, April 24, 2024. Conservative justices press whether mental health issues can lead to abortions. From CNN's John Fritze. United States …

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/abortion-supreme-court-idaho-04-24-24/h_e3b01b341608280e5b4fc4d286517d77

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Supreme Court reaffirms independence of military judges, …

(2 days ago) WebThe country's top court says Canada's system of military justice fully ensures judicial independence, even though military judges are subject to the chain of command. …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-justice-independence-1.7185843

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The consent dilemma - POLITICO

(6 days ago) WebThe consent dilemma. It's hard to keep mental-health patients on their medications. Would it help to let them say "no"? Patient consent is an important principle …

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/08/09/drug-treatment-mental-illness-000491/

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Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over - CNN

(9 days ago) WebPeople gather during a protest in support of reproductive rights and emergency abortion care on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over the …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-abortion-idaho/index.html

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Case highlights debate over ‘life of the mother’ exception

(9 days ago) WebWomen’s March holds a die-in outside the U.S. Supreme Court before oral arguments in Moyle v. United States on Wednesday. The case challenges a federal law …

https://rollcall.com/2024/04/24/case-highlights-debate-over-life-of-the-mother-exception/

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Alaska Senate considers plan that would allow teens to …

(9 days ago) WebThirty-three states allow residents younger than 18 to independently obtain mental health care, and four states — California, Illinois, Maryland and Nevada — allow …

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/23/alaska-senate-considers-plan-that-would-allow-teens-to-independently-seek-mental-health-care/

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Supreme Court Committee Reports NJ Courts

(6 days ago) WebReports are published for comment before the Supreme Court takes action on any proposed changes to the Rules of Court or other aspects of court operations. …

https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/supreme-court-committee-reports

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WebSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental …

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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Supreme Court reaffirms independence of military judges, …

(6 days ago) WebThe Supreme Court has ruled that military judges — who preside over dozens of courts martial every year — can serve as officers and their status does not …

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-reaffirms-independence-military-145220851.html

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5 Takeaways From the Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho’s …

(4 days ago) WebApril 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m. ET. The abortion case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday featured vigorous questioning and comments, particularly by the three liberal …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/politics/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-law.html

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Arizona’s Republican-led house repeals strict abortion ban – as it

(3 days ago) WebThe Arizona supreme court earlier this month concluded the state can enforce a long-dormant law that permits abortions only to save the pregnant patient’s life. The …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/apr/24/supreme-court-abortion-emergency-biden-trump-latest-updates?page=with:block-66293c1e8f0881afefd55949

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(7 days ago) WebSenior VP, Human Resources 612-673-4076 [email protected]. Stephanie Ness. Senior VP and Chief Financial Offi cer 612-673-4465. …

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Guardianship Basics NY CourtHelp - New York State Unified …

(6 days ago) WebGuardianship Basics. Guardianship is a legal arrangement where a court gives a person the legal right to make decisions for another person who is unable to …

https://nycourts.gov/CourtHelp/Guardianship/basics.shtml

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The Supreme Court Takes Up Homelessness - The New York Times

(5 days ago) WebApril 19, 2024. Share full article. Hosted by Katrin Bennhold. Featuring Abbie VanSickle. Produced by Olivia Natt , Stella Tan , Eric Krupke and Rachelle Bonja. Edited by Liz O. …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/podcasts/the-daily/supreme-court-homelessness.html

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Three liberal justices express skepticism toward Idaho’s arguments …

(3 days ago) WebThe supreme court heard from both sides in a dispute between the Biden administration and Idaho over whether federal law requires doctors in the state, where a …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/apr/24/supreme-court-abortion-emergency-biden-trump-latest-updates?page=with:block-66294a5c8f087a8ea2b792d5

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