Calgary woman whose MAID access currently blocked by courts now starving herself to death

Imagine being in a state so extreme (for whatever reason) that you feel the need to die, and in that state finding you have to deal with the court system. What a nightmare on top of a nightmare. I feel for all parties in this situation. Sometimes all options just painfully and intolerably suck.

Apparently the court system has to make decisions regarding this case without knowing the medical justification for euthanasia.

Her father believes his daughter is generally healthy, and his lawyer previously argued in court that any physical symptoms she presents are a result of psychological conditions.

I wonder if she has treatment-resistant anorexia. I have read somewhere about people with that diagnosis seeking euthanasia.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

's lawyer Austin Paladeau filed an application with the province's top court asking for that stay to be lifted because of a "material change in circumstance."

Her father believes his daughter is generally healthy, and his lawyer previously argued in court that any physical symptoms she presents are a result of psychological conditions.

lost his battle in the Court of King's Bench when Justice Colin Feasby ruled in March that the daughter's right to dignity and autonomy outweighed the "serious issues" raised by her father.

Two organizations — Inclusion Canada and Euthanasia Prevention Coalition — applied for intervener status, which was approved by Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Willie de Wit on Tuesday before M.V.

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has "also has been granted intervener status because of its expertise on matters related to end-of-life health care," de Wit wrote.

The interveners are allowed to address three issues, including whether the courts can weigh in on decisions made in assessing an applicant's eligibility for MAID.

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