ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland and Labrador lawyer says a client who was seeking the province's first court-approved assisted death will likely get his wish within the next month.
Lawyer Kyle Rees had made a court application for an unidentified client who has suffered from prostate cancer for a number of years.
Rees says a hearing was held last week on the matter, but the application was withdrawn on Wednesday because the man's physician was satisfied that he meets the requirements of Bill C-14, passed on Friday.
He says the court agreed that with the new federal legislation, there was no need for the court application to proceed.
Rees says he expects that his client, who is over the age of 65, will be granted an assisted death within the next month.
