The Law Courts building in Vancouver where the B.C. Court of Appeal is located.Photo by Arlen Redekop/PostMedia/File

B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, the day before MAID procedure

'The evidence suggests (her) situation appears to be a mental health condition or illness ... and it may not only be remediable, but remediable relatively quickly'

by · National Post

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping a woman’s medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver.

The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman’s common-law partner prevents Dr. Ellen Wiebe or any other medical professional from helping end the life of the 53-year-old Alberta woman within 30 days.

This doctor has helped more than 400 patients die. How many assisted deaths are too many?Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never shied away from speaking publicly about the act of ending someone’s life.Sharon Kirkey, 06 Jul 2024Why are 15 times more Canadians than Californians choosing assisted death?As a Calgary father’s legal battle to block his autistic daughter’s assisted death ignites debate over whether Canada’s euthanasia regime is expanding beyond what Canadians may be comfortable with, a new study suggests MAID deaths in Canada could continue to expand for another decade, until one in 10 deaths involve a doctor-administered lethal injection.Sharon Kirkey, 10 Apr 2024