Health professionals in B.C. made 2,807 errors while managing more than 4,000 euthanasia cases in 2024, according to documents from the provincial health ministry.
The B.C. oversight unit for medical assistance in dying (MAID) identified 2,807 cases that required government “follow-up” from at least 4,169 MAID cases handled that year, according to the documents first obtained by the news outlet Canadian Catholic News through a freedom of information request.
The report’s text indicates that 4,169 individuals requested MAID in 2024, representing an almost 10 percent rise compared to 2023.
The MAID Oversight Unit reported discovering errors within 51.9 percent of MAID “case outcomes” that necessitated corrective “follow-up.” The unit defines follow-up as the process of acquiring missing information or providing clarification on existing details….