Canada tries to block euthanasia of woman who wants to die because she’s bipolar [Video]

16:53 EDT 30 Oct 2024, updated 16:54 EDT 30 Oct 2024

A Canadian judge has blocked the euthanasia bid of a woman who wants to die because she’s bipolar. 

Justice Simon R. Coval signed a court order that halted the anonymous woman’s wishes on Saturday, just a day before she was scheduled to die, claiming she does not qualify, according to a lawsuit obtained by CTV News Vancouver. 

The woman, 53, traveled to British Columbia from another Western province to seek Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID), according to the application for an injunction, completed by an unnamed woman’s common-law partner. 

Court records showed that the woman has been diagnosed with ‘rapidly cycling bipolar 2 disorder,’ initially looking into MAID because of akathisia – a condition related to dosage changes in antipsychotic and psychotic medication. 

After lowering her high dosage of Quetiapine – an antipsychotic that treats bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression– the woman started ‘describing distressing side-effects,’ leading her to …