Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.

Newfoundland man to seek province’s first court-approved assisted death

A lawyer in Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for a second doctor to approve his client for the province's first court approved assisted death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A lawyer in Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for a second doctor to approve his client for the province’s first court approved assisted death.

Story continues below advertisement

Kyle Rees of St. John’s says his unnamed client is a man over the age of 65 who has been dying of prostate cancer for a number of years.

Rees says the man is in great pain and has exhausted all avenues of potential treatment including palliative care.

READ MORE: B.C. assisted-dying doctor a choice advocate

He says before he can move ahead, he needs a signed affidavit from a doctor other than his client’s attending physician, and so far that’s proving difficult.

Rees says he wants to show others that it is possible to seek a physician assisted death, although the case is about more than setting a precedent.

He says in the end it’s about helping his client by giving him peace of mind.

Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article