A Manitoba judge has granted a patient's request for a medically-assisted death.

The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, lives with primary progressive Multiple Sclerosis.

Court heard the application Monday afternoon from the woman known publicly as 'Patient 3.'

Patient 3's lawyer Allison Fenske read out part of an affidavit made as part of the application.

In the affidavit, Patient 3 said, "I have had enough. I am tired of suffering."

The court heard that Patient 3's Multiple Sclerosis is "incurable."

"We submit the applicant's MS is both grievous and irremediable," Fenske told court.

Court heard the woman's condition is in a state of progressive decline and that her MS cannot be cured.

She is also experiencing vision and hearing loss, and has difficulty breathing and swallowing. She is constantly terrified of choking to death.

In his decision, Associate Chief Justice Shane Perlmutter said, "I am struck by her suffering and how intolerable her suffering is to her."

Court heard she has the support of her husband and meets the criteria for a medically-assisted death.

The identities of the healthcare providers who will be involved in the woman's medically-assisted death are also protected by a publication ban.