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Friday, November 19, 2004

Canadian Supreme Court rules funding for autism treatment discretional
Chris Buell at 11:43 AM ET

[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Canada Friday ruled that government of British Columbia may decide whether to provide funding for the treatment of autistic children, overturning two lower court rulings that the funding was required. Parents of autistic children had argued that the government was required to provide the treatment under section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Read the full opinion. Families for Early Autism Treatment of British Columbia has more on the legal issues surrounding autism treatment. CBC News has more.






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