A British Columbia family is suing federal and provincial authorities for wrongful death, saying that a man with mental illnesses received medical assistance in dying (MAID) while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric ward two years ago, despite not being eligible or having the capacity to give consent.
The family alleges his death was the result of “wrongful actions” by the physicians and institutions involved, as well as “unconstitutional” MAID regulations that lack proper safeguards.
