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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Judge bars woman from euthanasia at last minute

A Canadian judge stopped a woman from receiving medical assistance in dying, or Maid, after physicians in her home province of Alberta declined to approve the request.

The judge granted a last-minute injunction on behalf of the woman’s partner restricting Vancouver physician Ellen Wiebe – or any other medical professional – from causing the death of the Alberta resident over the next 30 days.

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