Commentary: Social-Ethical Values Issues in the Political Public Square: Principles vs. Packages

Somerville M. , “Justice Across the Generations,” Social Science & Medicine 29, no. 3 (1989): 385–394, at 386–387.

Bagnell J. , “Attack Ads Turned the Tide for Liberals,” The [Montreal] Gazette, July 2, 2004: A21

Somerville M. , in Cere D. and Farrow D. , eds., What About the Children? Divorcing Marriage (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004): 63–78.

Gallagher Maggie and Baker Joshua K. , “Do Moms and Dads Matter? Evidence from the Social Sciences on Family Structure and the Best Interests of the Child,” 4 Margins Law Journal 161 (2004) in press.

Eskridge W. Jr. , “Channeling: Identity-Based Social Movements and Public Law,” University of Pennsylvania Law Review 150 (2001): At 419–525.

See Holpern et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al., (2002) 60 O.R. (3d) 321 (Ont. Ct. App.).

Somerville M. , Letter to Editor, “Gay Marriage and Slippery Slopes,” National Post (Canada), August 19, 2004, at A-15.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B of the Canada Act 1982 (UK) 1982, c.11, sec. 7.

See, for example, R. v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1SCR 301 (Supreme Court of Canada).

Somerville M. , The Ethical Canary: Science, Society and the Human Spirit (New York: Penguin, 2002): 24–28.

See R. v. Morgentaler, supra note 9.

Criminal Code RSC 1985, c.C-46 (as amended), sec. 251(4).

Ibid, sec. 223(2).

Ibid. sec. 223(1).

Personal communication, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, June 2004.

Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy (Abortion) and Contraception Act (1975).

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S.113 (1973).

Somerville M. , “Faith and Politics: Uneasy Mix,” Globe & Mail (Toronto), August 8, 2003, at A15.

See Farrow D. , ed., Recognizing Religion in a Secular Society: Essays in Pluralism, Religion and Public Policy (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004).

Ibid.

See Somerville , supra note 10, 17–21.

Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2004, c. 2 (Parliament of Canada).

Ibid. sec.5(1)(a).

Ibid. sec5 (1)(b).

Ibid. sec. 8(3).

Ibid. sec. 40(2).

See Final Report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, Proceed with Care, Minister of Government Services, Canada, (1993).

Somerville M. , “Birth, Death and Technoscience: Searching for Meaning at the Margins of Life,” in Farrow , ed., supra note 19:99–115, at 101.

Somerville M. , ‘Death Talk’: The Case against Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002): 77–78, 299–302.

Ibid, chapter 7, “Euthanasia by Confusion”: 119–143.

Bill C-203, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (terminally ill persons), The House of Commons of Canada, 3rd Session, 34th Parliament, 40 Elizabeth II (1991). Bill C-261, Euthanasia and Cessation of Treatment Act, The House of Commons of Canada, 34th Parliament, 40 Elizabeth II (1991).

Rodriguez v. Canada (Attorney General), [1993] SCR 519 (Supreme Court of Canada).

In the Matter of a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning the Proposal for an Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes, as set out in Order in Council P.C.2003–1005, dated July 16, 2003 (Canada).

See, Interaction Council, Chairman's Report, International Humanitarian Law, Humanitarian Crises and Military Intervention, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 22–23 April, 2002: at <http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/leadership/Pdf/InterActionCouncil2002.pdf>(last visited November 9, 2004).

Mulgrew I. , “Cotler Blew Pot Bill,” The [Montreal] Gazette, November 4, 2004, at A.23.

Canada Health Act 1984, c. 6.

The Constitution Act 1867 (The British North America Act) UK, now The Constitution Act 1982, sec 92.

Elections Canada, at <http://www.nodice.ca/election2004/voterturnout.html> (last visited November 9, 2004).