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...those that have helped loved one's end their lives when faced with irreversible suffering and misery due to illness might appear to reflect a growing acceptance in Canada of the concepts of euthanasia and assisted suicide. One of the most recent cases is that of a sixty year old woman who aided her only son, a thirty-six year old man who was suffering from multiple sclerosis, in ending his life by placing a plastic bag on his head and watching as he took his last breath (Hanes, 2006). In a move that shocked many, she was sentenced to three years probation (Hanes, 2006). The judge in this case, however, issued a strong warning that euthanasia and assisted suicide remain illegal in Canada and that his sentence was no indication that the court was:

"giving its approbation or closing its eyes to this type of behaviour...not determining a sentence to serve as a general model in other cases" (Hanes, 2006, A1).

Despite the Court's clear pronouncement in the case noted above that assisted suicide remains illegal,...