Charter challenge over religious exemptions to MAID goes before B.C.’s Supreme Court | Page 887 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: January 11, 2026 - 15:17

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Charter challenge over religious exemptions to MAID goes before B.C.’s Supreme Court

January 11, 2026

A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia’s Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.

The Charter of Rights challenge is being brought by the advocacy organization Dying With Dignity Canada and the parents of a woman who was forced to leave a Vancouver hospital to receive medical assistance in dying, known as MAID.



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