Sentences with phrase «fundamental societal values»

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Reflecting societal values, Canadian law recognizes the historical vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities and the fundamental principle that such persons are entitled to have intrinsic worth and dignity validated through accommodations of their disabilities.

The Carter majority thus concluded at para. 315 that the Rodriguez court's articulation of the legislative objective of the existing law was not restricted to the narrow purpose of only protecting the «vulnerable», but also with the «societal concern with preserving life» in general, and therefore that concerns over the fundamental shift in societal values that would arise if the state permits some citizens to kill others in certain circumstances, can not be simply brushed aside.