Abstract
Abstract
French
A terminally ill individual may sign a living will, which is a document requesting to be allowed to die a natural death, have it witnessed and address this wish to a relative, physician, lawyer or medical facility. No legislation, however, exists in Canada concerning living wills. Consequently, establishing the legal situation is based on both legislative and non-legislative sources.
This article explores implications of the Criminal Code, the application of rules of criminal and civil law, provisions of the Charter, living will legislation in the United States and the power of attorney approach regarding this controversial issue.
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Because of the use of he/his throughout the legal references, these pronouns were continued in the text for consistency and represent he/she and his/hers.