The mercy-killing debate: Robert Latimer's murder appeal sparks a protest by handicap groups
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Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer is appealing the 10-year prison term he received for killing his severely disabled daughter Tracy in Oct 1993. Latimer claims it was a mercy killing, and many Canadians feel the sentence was too harsh. However, disabled groups oppose a reduction in his sentence.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Latimer's setback: a convicted mercy killer loses his appeal
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The Saskatchewan Court of Appeals voted 3-0 to uphold the second-degree murder conviction of Latimer, who admits he killed his 12-year-old daughter Tracy. Latimer plans to appeal the conviction to Canada's Supreme Court and is free on bail pending that appeal.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Should Latimer go free?
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Robert Latimer's murder conviction for the mercy killing of his disabled daughter has stirred public debate in Canada about the morality of euthanasia. Some Canadians feel sympathy for Latimer, but disabled rights activists oppose leniency.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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