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Palliative Care. An Enforceable Canadian Human Right?, Darcy L. Macpherson
Palliative Care. An Enforceable Canadian Human Right?, Darcy L. Macpherson
Darcy L MacPherson
This article lays out a series of approaches for establishing an enforceable human right to palliative care in Canada. The article first examines international human rights instruments to which Canada is a signatory, and concludes that they offer limited assistance to palliative care advocates. The article then examines two promising Charter challenges. The first, based on section 15, argues that since palliative care is provided unevenly to those who require it, the equality provisions of the Charter could compel equitable provision of palliative care to Canadians with life-limiting illnesses. The second is based on section 7, and argues that failure …
Disability Through The Eyes Of The Law: A Review Of Federalism, Democracy And Disability Policy In Canada, Darcy L. Macpherson
Disability Through The Eyes Of The Law: A Review Of Federalism, Democracy And Disability Policy In Canada, Darcy L. Macpherson
Darcy L MacPherson
This piece reviews Federalism, Democracy and Disability Policy in Canada, an edited collection of essays dealing with various aspect of disability policy issues through the lens of the relationship between the levels of government in Canada