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Family who says B.C. man received MAID on psychiatric day pass files wrongful-death lawsuit

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The family of a 52-year-old man says he received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital.

The notice of civil claim filed Friday at the B.C. Supreme Court says the businessman and father of three suffered wrongful death in December 2022 .

It accuses Dr. Ellen Wiebe and her clinic of malpractice, though none of the allegations has been proven in court.

Another patient was the subject of an urgent injunction less than two months ago .

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