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This handbook covers some of the topics that you need to know to understand your rights in regard to HIV testing. It covers topics like informed consent, “non-nominal” (no-name) testing, and how to safeguard your medical privacy and limit who can view your medical information.
Explains MAiD and who is eligible, who can provide MAiD, what happens if you are mentally incapable or if you cannot physically sign, who can witness a MAiD request, the cost, where you get forms, what to do if you are refused, if you can refuse health care, if you have to request MAiD at end-of-life, and resources from Nidus.
This fact sheet is about your rights as an adult (age 19 or older) to give or refuse consent to health care. How is health care defined? What is required for informed consent? How is incapability to consent determined? When is consent not required? Who qualifies as a health care provider?
This chapter on administrative law is used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It’s an overview of citizens’ rights, including the right to vote, and sets out the legal avenues available to individuals who believe that a government agency has acted improperly.
In cooperation with BC Association of People on Methadone, Pivot has produced 15,000 methadone patient’s rights cards. Faced with systemic abuse and discrimination from unethical physicians, pharmacists, and others, methadone patients across the province are standing up for their rights.
This booklet will explain how to qualify for methadone treatment in prison, the requirements of the Correctional Service of Canada program, how methadone is administered, and the reasons why you might be cut off methadone treatment.
The British Columbia Human Rights Code applies to provincial prisoners in BC. These booklets tell you what rights are protected under human rights law and how to try to resolve human rights complaints.
Booklet that explains what rights you have as a provincial prisoner in British Columbia, and how to exercise your rights.
