Alberta Court of Appeal Dismisses Unvaccinated Woman’s Case for Organ Donation

Court of Appeal at the Edmonton Law Courts building is shown in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Alberta’s Court of Appeal has upheld the requirement that eligible transplant recipients be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the stipulation did not violate the charter rights of a woman who refused to get a dose.

Annette Lewis filed a legal challenge against Alberta Health Services, doctors and a hospital earlier this year after she was unable to get a lifesaving organ transplant due to her unwillingness to be vaccinated.