Alberta judge greenlights euthanasia for 27-year-old autistic woman DESPITE ... trends now

A judge in Canada has cleared the way for a 27-year-old autistic woman to be euthanized despite objections from her dad, who says she's 'healthy' — just 'vulnerable' due to her mental health problems.

In his ruling, Justice Colin Feasby acknowledged that the doctor-assisted death would cause the father 'profound grief,' but said the young woman's right to end her own life trumped his feelings.

A publication ban protects the identities of the dad, the daughter, and her doctors. The father is referred to as WV, and she as MV.

'MV's dignity and right to self-determination outweighs the important matters raised by WV and the harm that he will suffer in losing MV,' Feasby wrote in his 34-page ruling, which was issued this week.

'Though I find that WV has raised serious issues, I conclude that MV's autonomy and dignity interests outweigh competing considerations.'

The Calgary judge's decision will be paused for 30 days, so the dad's lawyers have a chance to appeal.

The case spotlights Canada's euthanasia system, known as medical assistance in dying (MAiD), which has grown rapidly since it was introduced in 2016, with more than 13,000 people being euthanized each year.

MV lives with her father and was approved for euthanasia in December.

She did not file any court documents explaining how she came to qualify for MAiD, according to Canadian news outlets.

Her lawyer, Austin Paladeau, said the case boils down to the daughter's right to autonomy and that the dad's affection for his daughter 'does not give him the right to keep her alive against her wishes.'

But WV says his daughter 'is vulnerable and is not competent to make the decision to take her own life,' the judge wrote.

'He says that she is generally healthy and believes that her physical symptoms, to the extent that she has any, result from undiagnosed psychological conditions.' 

Her only known diagnoses described at a previous hearing earlier were autism and hyperactivity disorder.

The dad's lawyers had asked for a judicial review to examine how the daughter got MAID approval.

Under Canada's euthanasia system, two doctors or nurse practitioners have to greenlight a patient for MAiD.

When MV applied to Alberta Health Services for an assisted death, she was apprved by one doctor and rejected by another.

A third 'tie-breaker' doctor then approved the procedure.

WV questioned the third doctor's sign-off, saying he 'was not independent or objective.'

In his ruling, Feasby said the young woman had 'struggled to find a doctor who could diagnose [her] condition and offer appropriate treatment.'

'I do not know why you seek MAID,' the judge wrote.

'Your reasons remain your own because I have respected your autonomy and your privacy.

'My decision recognizes your right to choose medically assisted death; but it does not require you to

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