Woman Denied Organ Transplant Because of Vaccine Status Asks Supreme Court to Hear Her Case

Woman Denied Organ Transplant Because of Vaccine Status Asks Supreme Court to Hear Her Case
An Albertan exits a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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A terminally ill woman is seeking a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the constitutionality of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for receiving an organ transplant, says the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).

Sheila Annette Lewis, who is not vaccinated for COVID-19, filed a leave to appeal application this week against Alberta Health Services (AHS) and six doctors who reportedly removed her from an organ transplant list on which she had high-priority status.