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Thursday, March 7 • 2013
Vol.10 • Issue 10
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Anne Fomenoff, the 85-year-old Castlegar mother of Gloria Taylor, was prepared to join Gloria’s youngest sister Patty Ferguson of Edmonton in the B.C. Court of Appeal on Monday, March 4 in Vancouver, but an illness on the side of the federal legal team has postponed the process for another two weeks. The Government of Canada has appealed a June 2012 BC Supreme Court decision. The 64-year-old Taylor, who suffered with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (commonly referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) died last year after a successful challenge in B.C. Supreme Court regarding the laws that makes physician-assisted dying illegal in Canada. The Court of Appeal is the highest court in the province, it hears appeals from the Supreme Court, from the Provincial Court on some criminal matters, and reviews and appeals from some administrative boards and tribunals.
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Taylor had been represented in her case by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA). The organization issued a press release Sunday, Mar. 3, 2013 which included comments from Taylor’s mother. “My family and I supported Gloria 100 per cent in her battle for compassion and choice at the end of life,” said Fomenoff. “Gloria lived her life with passion and determination. She insisted that she’d have choice and control over how she’d leave this world, and she wanted other people who were suffering to have the same choice. I’m so proud of my daughter’s legacy. I’m here to help continue that legacy.” BCCLA Litigation director Grace Pastine said the organization is “extremely disappointed” in the federal government’s decision to appeal the case. “Seriously ill Canadians – not the federal government – should decide how much suffering they will endure at the end of life and the level of care they will receive in their final days,” said Pastine.
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