US EditionB.C. legal challenge to Catholic-run hospital’s denial of MAID enters closing phase
The family says forced transfers to secular facilities caused unnecessary pain and burden, and the case could reshape end-of-life care across Canada.
- On Monday, closing arguments began in Vancouver in a lawsuit challenging 'institutional religious obstruction' to MAID at Catholic-run, publicly funded hospitals.
- The challenge stems from 34-year-old Samantha O'Neill, who was denied MAID at St. Paul's Hospital in 2023; Providence Health Care prohibited the procedure, citing the Archbishop of Vancouver's belief it is 'morally wrong.'
- Gaye O'Neill alleged the transfer caused her daughter 'unnecessary pain and suffering,' while lawyer Robin Gage argued forcing transfers creates a 'coercive burden' that patients 'have no choice but to accept those risks.'
- The Supreme Court heard arguments that allowing faith-based providers to impose religious beliefs violates the British Columbia government's 'basic duty' of neutrality and potentially breaches the Charter.
- University of Ottawa law professor Daphne Gilbert, a Dying With Dignity Canada board member, said the case could 'change health care across the country'; a ruling is expected this fall, though it may eventually reach the Supreme Court.
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The Toronto Star
B.C. challenge to Catholic hospital’s ‘traumatic’ denial of MAID enters closing phase
The mother of a woman who was denied medical assistance in dying at a Catholic-run hospital in Vancouver says her daughter's final hour was "unbearably painful."
Winnipeg Free Press
B.C. challenge to Catholic hospital's 'traumatic' denial of MAID enters closing phase
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B.C. legal challenge to Catholic-run hospital's denial of MAID enters closing phase
The mother of a woman who was denied medical assistance in dying at a Catholic-run hospital in Vancouver says her daughter's final hour was "unbearably painful," and a legal challenge of St. Paul's policies is "built on her legacy." Closing arguments in a lawsuit challenging &quo...
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