rodriguez, who had als, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or lou gehrig’s disease, died feb. 12, 1994 at home in north saanich after taking an overdose of morphine and secobarbital. she was 43 years old.
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the federal government decided not to appeal the ruling, but was hampered in responding because the decision came down as the federal election campaign started. hence, the launch monday of a quick two-week consultation (until jan. 27) with an online questionnaire .
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like rodriguez, my lover developed a syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy , that slowly robbed her of muscle control, speech, her ability to chew and swallow. watching a beautiful, vibrant, social person slowly wither and become locked-in was harrowing.
please use this opportunity to tell the government to fix the law: it takes only a few minutes.