US EditionFamily fights for change after daughter forced to leave hospital for MAID
Plaintiffs argue forced transfers for medical assistance in dying violate constitutional rights and cause harm; trial may set precedent for faith-based hospitals across Canada.
- On Monday, B.C. Supreme Court began proceedings in a trial to determine whether publicly funded faith-based organizations may prohibit medical assistance in dying within their facilities.
- Plaintiffs contend that forcing transfers for MAID violates Charter rights, while the B.C. government says its policy avoids an irreconcilable conflict with faith-based institutions' beliefs.
- Sam's case details show Samantha O'Neill, age 34 with Stage 4 cervical cancer, was sedated and transferred 25 minutes from St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver to a Vancouver hospice where she received MAID.
- Court timing could shape broader access across the province, with the trial scheduled for about four weeks plus one week for closings, Long said.
- Adjacent spaces such as Shoreline exist at other Providence sites, including two other Providence facilities, and defendants Providence Health Care Society and Vancouver Coastal Health say no staff must administer MAID against conscience.
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Canada court hears challenge to forced transfers for assistance in dying patients
The Supreme Court of British Columbia (BC) heard a constitutional challenge on Monday to end forced transfers of patients seeking access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD), brought by organization Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC). Currently, access to MAiD in certain cases is impaired by caretakers whose religious beliefs conflict with patient requests. In some cases, patients are unable to access MAiD at all or are forced into “a painful and…
Family fights for change after daughter forced to leave hospital for MAID
A challenge to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that began Monday in the B.C. Supreme Court is raising questions about whether publicly funded, faith-based hospitals should be allowed to ban medical assistance in dying on religious grounds.
Family of woman forced to transfer facilities for medical assistance in dying takes case to court
Proceedings got underway in B.C. Supreme Court Monday in a case that will determine whether faith-based health-care organizations can continue to prohibit medical assistance in dying (MAID) within their facilities.
Can a hospital be forced to perform euthanasia, meaning the end of the life of an elderly or sick person? Such an idea seems downright absurd, but unfortunately, the debate is ongoing in Canada. A trial has just begun against St. Paul's Catholic Hospital in Vancouver, which refused to end the life of a woman with cancer. The court's ruling could have dire consequences for the future of Catholic medical facilities and religious freedom across the…
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