💉Family files lawsuit after man received MAID while out on psychiatric ward day pass
The family of a man who received medical assistance in dying while out on a day pass from a Vancouver hospital psychiatric ward has launched a legal challenge alleging Canada’s current laws are unconstitutional because they fail to protect suicidal and mentally ill people.
The notice of civil claim filed Friday in British Columbia Supreme Court also alleges the 52-year-old’s MAID procedure two years ago was a wrongful death. It accuses Ellen Wiebe, the high-profile doctor who the suit claims helped him end his life, of alleged malpractice.
#BritishColumbia #MAID
🍁 Maple Chronicles
The family of a man who received medical assistance in dying while out on a day pass from a Vancouver hospital psychiatric ward has launched a legal challenge alleging Canada’s current laws are unconstitutional because they fail to protect suicidal and mentally ill people.
The notice of civil claim filed Friday in British Columbia Supreme Court also alleges the 52-year-old’s MAID procedure two years ago was a wrongful death. It accuses Ellen Wiebe, the high-profile doctor who the suit claims helped him end his life, of alleged malpractice.
#BritishColumbia #MAID
🍁 Maple Chronicles