A new lawsuit argues that the expansion of access to assisted suicide for disabled people in Canada actually violates the Charter rights of Canadians with disabilities.

The legal battle will likely answer a key question: Are the Charter rights of disabled people best protected by eliminating their access to assisted suicide or by allowing disabled people to seek MAID if their suffering is intolerable?

A coalition of disability activists is challenging the recent expansion of MAiD rights.{ai:summary}<p>A lawsuit in Canada challenges the expansion of assisted suicide for disabled individuals, claiming it infringes on their Charter rights. The case will address whether protecting these rights means restricting access to assisted suicide or allowing it for those in intolerable suffering. </p><p>#society</p>

Assisted suicide lawsuit uses Charter challenge to go after Charter right to MAID

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