Fighting the Law
Kenneth Law, an assisted-suicide practitioner, faced trial in Canada for assisting multiple suicides without following proper procedures. His actions highlight the complexities and ethical debates surrounding assisted suicide, particularly regarding individual autonomy and bureaucratic limitations. The article discusses the implications of extending assisted suicide rights beyond terminally ill patients to those suffering from chronic conditions.
- ▪Kenneth Law was tried in Canada for assisting 14 suicides, although he assisted over 70 in England and Wales.
- ▪In Quebec, one in 12 deaths is now by assisted suicide, reflecting the region's support for the practice.
- ▪The article argues that the right to assisted suicide should extend to everyone, not just the dying, to enhance personal sovereignty.
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| Original publisher | The American Conservative |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theamericanconservative.com/fighting-the-law/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:01:00 +0000 |
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Takimag Fighting the Law An enterprising assisted-suicide practitioner’s great sin: skipping the bureaucracy. TakiMag (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Theodore Dalrymple Jun 7, 2026 12:01 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... There is a certain irony, not to say hypocrisy, in the fact that a man called Kenneth Law, with a history of various occupations, should have been tried in Canada on a charge of having assisted 14 suicides (though he assisted many more, over 70 in England and Wales alone). For Canada is one of the great proponents and practitioners of that enlightened practice. For example, one in 12 deaths in Quebec is now by assisted suicide.
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