VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping a woman’s medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver.

The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman’s common-law partner prevents <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Dr. Ellen Wiebe&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/feature/canada-maid-assisted-suicide-doctor&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/feature/canada-maid-assisted-suicide-doctor" target="_blank">Dr. Ellen Wiebe</a> or any other medical professional from helping end the life of the 53-year-old Alberta woman within 30 days.

'Evidence suggests (her) situation appears to be a mental health condition ... and may not only be remediable, but remediable relatively quickly'{ai:summary}<p>A British Columbia judge has issued an urgent injunction halting a woman's medically assisted death, scheduled for the day prior in Vancouver. The injunction, granted to her common-law partner, prevents any medical professional from assisting in the procedure for 30 days.  </p><p>#health</p>

B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, the day before MAID procedure

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