Autism and children's rights. (Comments).

Community Action | November 18, 2002 | Copyright

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal could have far reaching consequences. The Court backed the claims of a group of parents seeking treatment for children with autism. The court put forward the idea that government loses its authority over budgetary decision-making when the constitutional rights and the welfare of children are in jeopardy.

Justices Mary Saunders and John Hall found that BC government policies "say that the community is less interested in their plight than the plight of children needing medical care and adults needing ...

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