A 77-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer’s has been granted protection “against the likelihood of death at the hands of her husband” by the B.C. The case involves a woman, identified in court files as E.W., and her husband, identified as T.W.. T.W. The “Death Plan,” as it was described by T.W. never expressed agreement with the Death Plan. After E.W.’s diagnosis, health-care providers suggested that she and her husband plan for future care, as her illness was progressing.

Source: National Post December 19, 2025 19:33 UTC