Carter v Canada (AG)
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
Carter v. Canada; Carter v. Canada (AG); Carter v Canada (Attorney General); Carter v Canada
Carter v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 5 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision where the prohibition of assisted suicide was challenged as contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ("Charter") by several parties, including the family of Kay Carter, a woman suffering from degenerative spinal stenosis, and Gloria Taylor, a woman suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ("ALS").Carter v.