Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Woman Removed From Organ Transplant List for Refusing COVID Vaccine

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Woman Removed From Organ Transplant List for Refusing COVID Vaccine
A nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna vaccine in Halifax on Jan. 11, 2021.Andrew Vaughan-Pool/The Canadian Press
Matthew Horwood
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The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case of a woman removed from a high-priority organ transplant list for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced on June 8.
“Ms. Lewis is deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear her case,” said Allison Pejovic, legal counsel for Sheila Annette Lewis. “She had hoped that justice would prevail in the courts for herself and other unvaccinated transplant candidates across Canada. Unfortunately, her constitutional challenge has ended today, while the unscientific COVID-19 vaccine mandate persists with no end in sight.”