1. Murder & Euthanasia Choices- action or Apathy
ELA B10

2. Today…
Entrance slips
Video
Definitions
Sue Rodriquez
Robert Latimer

3. What is murder?
The Criminal Code defines murder as killing someone where the killer meant to cause the person's death or meant to cause bodily harm that was likely to result in their death. There are two degrees of murder
Mens Rea- mental intent
Actus Rea- action

4. First and Second Degree Murder
First Degree- murder planned and deliberate or premeditated
Second Degree- murders that are spontaneous and are not planned in advance

5. What is Euthanasia?
the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma
Mercy killing

6. Sue Rodriquez
Diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s), a neurodegenerative disease
Asked permission from the Criminal Code of Canada if she could partake in an assisted suicide- 1991
She took her case to the Supreme Court of Canada twice, losing her trial both times / /

7. Sue’s Decision An unknown Doctor assisted Sue’s suicide in 1994
No charges were ever made

8. Robert Latimer From Wilkie Saskatchewan
Had a daughter Tracy, ( ) who suffered severely from cerebral palsy
CP- impaired muscle coordination due to lack of oxygen in the brain before or after birth

9. Robert’s Decision
Initially, Robert claimed that Tracy died in her sleep
However, autopsy evidence found high levels of carbon monoxide in Tracy’s blood
Latimer confessed that he had killed her by placing her in his truck and connected a hose from the truck’s exhaust into the vehicle
Robert was there by his daughter’s side while the rest of the family was at church

10. Robert Latimer’s Punishment
In 1997 Latimer was convicted of second degree murder
In 2008 Robert was granted day parole
September 9, 2010 The National Parole Board agreed to allow Latimer to spend 5 nights in his Victoria apartment and 2 nights in a halfway house
In January of 2015, Latimer has been ruled to travel freely outside of Canada

11. Latimer’s Mercy

12. Is either of these cases murder?
Yes?
No?