Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert William "Bob" Latimer, a Canadian canola and wheat farmer, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his daughter Tracy. This case sparked a national controversy on the definition and ethics of euthanasia as well as the rights of people with disabilities, and led to two Supreme Court decisions, R. v. Latimer, on section 10 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and later R. v. Latimer, on cruel and unusual punishments under section 12 of the...