Catholic hospitals and medical assistance in dying
Samantha O'Neill chose medical assistance in dying last year, facing terminal cervical cancer and excruciating pain. But her Catholic hospital in B.C. opposes MAID and refuses to provide it, forcing O\u2019Neill to be transferred elsewhere. Her father Jim O'Neill is now suing the hospital\u2019s operator and the province, saying Samantha\u2019s transfer caused unnecessary pain and denied his daughter a dignified death.