The World Health Organization has stated on recommendations set forth by the International Association for the Study of Pain that chronic pain treatment is a basic human right.1 The Canadian Pain Coalition at the September 3, 2010 International Pain Summit in Montreal stated that “access to pain management is a fundamental human right.2 And court judgments, including Martin vs. Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, addressed severity of pain as a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights.3
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