A woman in Canada has requested euthanasia due to bipolar disorder; however, that death has been blocked by a Canadian judge’s injunction.
CTV News Vancouver reported that notorious euthanasia practitioner Ellen Wiebe has been blocked by Justice Simon R. Coval from euthanizing the anonymous woman. Under current Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) regulations, people whose sole diagnosis is mental illness are not eligible for euthanasia.
The woman in question said she had been diagnosed with “akathisia,” a condition that causes restlessness or an inability to sit still, sometimes as a side effect of psychotropic medication. The woman was regularly asking her doctors to kill her, but they told her that her condition was treatable – so she began looking elsewhere.
“In this case, (the woman) is actively pursuing death, over the objections of the physicians who actively treat her. She has come to B.C. because she was able to find someone in B.C. who would approve,” the court application said. “This case raises serious questions about whether (the woman) in fact qualifies for MAID Track 2. Particularly concerning is that akathisia appears to be a cluster of symptoms connected to the changes in usage of drugs used to treat a psychiatric condition. It is treatable but (the woman) has not followed treatment recommendations.”
That is where the woman turned to Wiebe. “She could not get approval from her own doctors (in her home province), and so started looking online for other doctors who might be open to her request. She eventually found Dr. Ellen Wiebe,” the application said. “At the end of the first meeting, Dr. Wiebe approved (the woman) for MAID.”
Wiebe has become notorious for her euthanasia fanaticism; an abortionist and euthanasia practitioner, she says killing her patients is the most rewarding work she’s ever done. “I love my job,” she says of helping people to die. “I’ve delivered over 1,000 babies — but this is the very best work I’ve ever done.” She previously estimated that she has killed approximately 400 people.
Wiebe was willing to commit the euthanasia even over the objection’s of the woman’s partner.
😟 @thelizcarr spoke to Dr Ellen Wiebe, a Canadian doctor who has helped kill over 400 people by euthanasia or assisted suicide, as part of her BBC One documentary ‘Better Off Dead?’.
Not content with just killing people at the end of their lives, Wiebe also runs an abortion… pic.twitter.com/i3rNp6yzQE
— SPUC Pro-Life (@spucprolife) May 15, 2024
“(The partner) asked Dr. Wiebe if she had ever carried out MAID on someone with akathisia. Dr. Wiebe said that she had not. During the same Zoom session, (the partner) also attempted to describe (the woman) as a person with unresolved mental health problems which were probably not considered during the MAID assessment,” the notice of application said. “Dr. Wiebe responded by stating that diagnosis does not matter, and that only quality of life mattered, and that this was (the woman’s) right.”
Wiebe also allegedly did not speak to any of the woman’s doctors, nor request or review her medical records. Additionally, the law requires a second doctor to sign off on the euthanasia, as well as a witness; the woman had neither, so Wiebe arranged for both.
Ultimately, a civil claim was filed accusing Wiebe of negligently approving euthanasia for a patient who does not legally qualify. “If the defendants proceed with MAID, the death will constitute a battery of (the patient), wrongful death and, potentially a criminal offence,” the notice of claim said. “It is within the inherent jurisdiction of this honourable court to enjoin allegedly criminal conduct, in this case the termination of a patient’s life where it appears that legislative criteria has not been met, and/or the protection of a patient from injury.”
