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Diagnosis
Sue Rodriguez is diagnosed with ALS at Vancouver General Hospital. -
Rodriguez and Hofsess Meet
Sue Rodriguez makes the acquintance of John Hofsess, the founder of the Right to Die Society. He assists her in taking her case for physician-assisted suicide to the British Colombia Supreme Court. -
Hofsess Published False Letter
The Vancouver Sun publishes a letter allegedly from the hand of Sue Rodriguez which admonsihed high-level members of the ALS community for their lack of support. Rodriguez's signature was forged on the letter. -
Hofsess Signs Contract
John Hofsess and Sue Rodriguez signed a contract that stated Hofsess would unconditionally help Rodriguez commit suicide when she decided the time was right. -
"Who owns my life?"
Sue Rodriguez is featured on CBC Primetime News and shares her reasons for pursuing the right to physician-assisted suicide. She describes how ALS has already affected her life and howshe would soon be unable to take her own life. She also askes her famous questions: "Whose body is this? Who owns my life?" -
B. C. Court of Appeals Dismisses Case
Sue Rodriguez and her lawyer, Chris Considine, lose their case in the British Colombia Court of Appeals. Afterward, Sue speaks at a highly publicized press conference and Considine recalls "traffic stopped. Pedestrians stopped. And they started clapping for her, just spontaneously, and the echo of the applause along the street was extraordinary.” -
Rodriguez and Robinson Sever Ties with Hofsess
After Hofsess published a fakeletter with Rodriguez's forged signature, Rodriguez and British Columbia MP Svend Robinson, her political advisor, distanced themselves from him and Right to Die. -
Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court dismisses Rodriguez's appeal by a 5-4 vote in a precedent decision. The courts deem that she cannot legally recieve aid from a physician in her suicide. -
Sue Rodriguez Dies
Withher family and close friends surrounding her, Rodriguez commits suicide with the aid of an anonymous doctor despite the court ruling.
