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B.C. health authority wins in court against husband's 'death plan' for sick wife

The B.C. Supreme Court ordered the removal of a husband as a representative for his wife with Alzheimer's due to a 'death plan' he proposed if she became ineligible for medical assistance in dying .
The Vancouver Island Health Authority sought court protection for the woman against potential harm from her husband, who was a strong advocate for MAID.
The court found that a doctor assessed the woman as eligible for MAID in 2020 but later determined she could not consent to MAID due to her dementia progression, leading to the health authority's intervention.
The ruling noted the husband's statements about ending both his wife's life and his own if she was deemed ineligible for MAID, which he called 'dignicide.

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