VANCOUVER (AP) — One of Gloria Taylor's greatest fears is suffocating before she dies. It's part of the reason the 63-year-old grandmother has "gritted her teeth" to appear before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge on Thursday in her quest for the right to a doctor-assisted suicide.
Taylor has Lou Gehrig's disease, which damages the neuromuscular system. She is the reason the hearing on assisted suicide has been accelerated.
The right-to-die challenge has been hearing expert evidence for two weeks, and the plaintiffs' case will open Thursday.
Taylor won't testify, but she told reporters Wednesday she wants to be present so the judge can put a face to the court …
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