B.C. judge halts woman’s medically assisted death

The 53-year-old woman, 53 , travelled to B.C. for medically assisted death.

She sought MAID on the basis of “ akathisia ,” a condition associated with changing doses of psychotropic or antipsychotic medication.

The woman has been diagnosed with “rapidly cycling bipolar 2 disorder” The woman was told the condition is treatable and that the symptoms could resolve within months .

A B.C. judge issued an 11th-hour injunction to halt medically assisted death.

The woman's partner allegedly questioned whether akathisia is “irremediable” and questioned Dr. Wiebe ’s willingness to sign off on the procedure during a Zoom call.

The lawsuit also alleges that the doctor did not directly speak to any of the woman's doctors, did not request her medical records, and only reviewed partial records provided by the patient via email.

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