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Thousands of errors found in British Columbia euthanasia cases, internal report shows

July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

An internal British Columbia, Canada, government document obtained by Canadian Catholic News (CCN) through a freedom of information request shows doctors, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists in the province made thousands of errors in managing euthanasia in 2024.

According to the report of the Ministry of Health, more than half of all medical aid in dying (MAID) cases in the province that year were found to have had errors requiring government follow-up.

Page 3 of the “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Oversight 2024 Year End Report” states 4,169 individuals requested MAID in 2024 — a nearly 10% increase since 2023.

However, a bar graph from the report indicates a total of 4,190 MAID cases in 2024. It also indicates the MAID Oversight Unit found 2,807 errors among 51.9% of “MAID case outcomes” requiring corrective “follow-up.” The report says “follow-up” means obtaining missing information or clarifying existing information.

Among these thousands of errors, 353 cases — or about 12.5% — raised compliance concerns and “required education” of practitioners and pharmacists “to ensure they understand legal requirements and the professional standards associated with MAID,”…

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Laura LewisThis report is chilling — over half the MAID cases in BC last year had errors that needed follow-up, and 353 of them still required the doctors and pharmacists to get extra training on the legal rules. When you're dealing with ending someone's life, "whoops, we'll clarify that later" shouldn't even be on the table. How many families are left wondering if it was done right?

Sarah TaylorThat 51.9% error rate is staggering. When they’re ending 4,190 lives in one province and over half the files need follow-up, plus 353 cases where the people involved still had to be trained on the actual law, it really makes you wonder how many mistakes never got caught. This isn’t paperwork; it’s people’s lives.