There may be few issues as troublesome as end of life decisions.

There are people who have deeply held moral beliefs that any attempt to end life is immoral. There are a large number of people who are very comfortable with “do not resuscitate” instructions. And, now we have an interesting case pending before the Canadian Supreme Court on physician-assisted death.

There are two informative and thought-provoking articles about the case in The Globe and Mail. The first can be found here. The second looks at components of what the case is or is not about, and can be found here.