The statue of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice, resides in the atrium of the B.C. Supreme Court.
An Alberta woman was denied a medically assisted death in Vancouver this past Sunday after an interim injunction was granted in B.C. Supreme Court barely 24 hours before she was scheduled to die.
The injunction application and civil claim were filed by the woman's common-law spouse. Both names have been ordered anonymized by the court.In the documents, the husband argues that his wife's condition — akathisia — does not qualify her for assisted death. He also said there is an "arguable case about whether or not the MAiD criteria and process has been followed."
Under medical direction, she began to taper off the drug but experienced distressing side effects, described as "'the horrors," which included an inner sense of terror, inability to sleep at night or sit still, and suicidal thoughts. The husband said she was assured by two experts that the condition was treatable but never followed their advice.
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