Woman's family sues B.C., hospital operator over MAID policy

The family of a Vancouver woman who was forced to transfer hospitals before she could receive medical assistance in dying (MAID) is suing the province of British Columbia and Providence Health Care, saying the health authority's policy to ban MAID in its facilities violates patients' Charter rights.  

Woman's family sues B.C., hospital operator over MAID policy
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The family of a Vancouver woman who was forced to transfer hospitals before she could receive medical assistance in dying (MAID) is suing the province of British Columbia and Providence Health Care, saying the health authority's policy to ban MAID in its facilities violates patients' Charter rights.