A Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judge has denied a request to shelve a lower court decision that effectively allows a man to go ahead with a medically assisted death, in spite of his wife's efforts to stop him. (Mark Crosby/CBC)Last week, a Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judge heard both sides' arguments about whether to set aside an earlier decision from Nova Scotia Supreme Court dismissing her injunction request. In a written decision released Friday afternoon, Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden denied Katherine's motion to stay the supreme court ruling. "The Supreme Court of Canada decided that medical assistance in dying is a constitutionally-protected right. "The Supreme Court of Canada made clear that legalization of euthanasia in Canada depended completely on Parliament's ability to implement reasonable safeguards to protect the most vulnerable of Canadians.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2020 17:24 UTC