Open Directory - Society:Issues:End-of-Life:Right to Die:People:Martens, Evelyn


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Evelyn Martens, of British Columbia (Canada), has been charged with helping two terminally ill women, Monique Charest and Leyanne Burchell, hasten their deaths. A preliminary hearing in the case was held in November 2002; the next set of hearings are scheduled for February and March of 2003. The Court has imposed a publication ban on the proceedings.