MAID
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Terminal Alberta senior chooses MAID in memory of late wife: ‘I have no regrets’'I've done what I've been sent to do. I'm just hoping that I leave the world a better place," said Alexander Tsang, who will die on the same day, at the same time his wife passed.HealthJan 28
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B.C. judge halts Alberta woman’s MAID one day before procedureThe documents state that when her MAID application was turned down by a medical team in Alberta, she contacted B.C. Dr. Ellen Wiebe, a well-known assisted dying advocate.PoliticsOct 30, 2024
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Quebec ready to start accepting advanced MAID requests as of end of OctoberQuebec's Health Department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand for advanced applications for medical assistance in dying when it begins accepting requests next week.CanadaOct 24, 2024
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N.S. woman opens up about her decision to die and having a ‘living funeral’A Nova Scotia woman has defied convention and societal norms by hosting her own living funeral, allowing people to celebrate her while she's still around.HealthOct 9, 2024
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N.S. woman with painful condition seeks MAID amid battle to fund surgical treatmentShe has lymphedema in her legs, a condition in which tissues swell from the accumulation of fluids normally drained through the body's lymphatic system.HealthSep 20, 2024
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Quebec will allow early MAiD requests starting end of OctoberQuebec's government said last month it would stop waiting for the federal government to implement the requested amendments and forge ahead with plans to grant early MAiD requests.HealthSep 8, 2024
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Canada’s delay on including mental health in MAiD faces constitutional fightThe Liberal government announced in February it would delay a planned expansion to the assisted-dying regime that would have allowed people with mental disorders to be considered.CannabisAug 19, 2024
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Quebec to allow early requests for MAID, won’t wait for Ottawa to change lawThe province has been calling on the federal government to modify the Criminal Code to allow people to make such requests, but Quebec says it won't wait any longer.CanadaAug 14, 2024
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Doctors caution N.S. policy on medical assistance in dying could drive out some MDsThree doctors said the wording of the professional standard crosses a line by requiring that physicians give an "effective" referral to another doctor willing to administer MAID.HealthJul 4, 2024
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Quadriplegic man’s MAID death from bedsore results in public inquiry being orderedDuring his hospital stay, the Quebec man developed a major pressure sore on his buttocks. In late March, he received medical assistance in dying to put an end to his suffering.HealthJun 25, 2024
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