BC doctor confirms she helped in Alberta woman’s doctor-assisted death
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BC doctor confirms she helped in Alberta woman’s doctor-assisted death
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March 2, 2016
A major development in a landmark ruling. A Calgary woman, in the late stages of ALS, has legally ended her life with doctors help. We can only call her "Miss S". She travelled to Vancouver to die Monday night, just hours after a Calgary judge handed down the ruling. Gary Bobrovitz has the story.
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