The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear the attraction of an Alberta lady who was unwilling to be vaccinated in an effort to get a life-saving organ transplant.
Annette Lewis was identified with a terminal illness in 2018 and was advised she wouldn’t survive until she acquired an organ transplant.
She was positioned on a transplant wait-list in 2020, however was knowledgeable a yr later she would want to get the COVID-19 vaccine to obtain an organ.
Lewis mentioned taking the vaccine would offend her conscience and argued the requirement violated her Charter rights to life, conscience, liberty and safety of the individual.
The case was dismissed by an Alberta court docket, which mentioned the Charter has no software to medical remedy selections, specifically for docs establishing preconditions for organ transplants.
The Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the choice, prompting Lewis’ attraction to the Supreme Court of Canada.
