Medical Assistance In Dying
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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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Ottawa to launch consultations on advance requests for assisted dyingHealth Minister Mark Holland said such requests are still illegal under the Criminal Code for now, even as Quebec prepares to begin allowing the practice.HealthOct 28, 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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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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This Ontario woman once considered MAID for chronic pain. A historic surgery saved her lifeMandy Dostie went from considering MAID to going back to college thanks to a unique surgery in London, Ont., that had never been done in Canada before.CanadaAug 8, 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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Woman with ‘unmanageable’ pain from Lyme disease chooses to die. She wasn’t always believedStéphanie Lavoie spent her adult life facing escalating symptoms from Lyme disease that left her bedridden and barely able to eat. Her family says the medical system failed her.CanadaJun 1, 2024
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Assisted dying expansion delay not based on mental health stereotypes: ministerArif Virani says allowing access to an assisted death solely on the basis of a mental disorder is a complex endeavour — and that's the only reason for the delay.PoliticsFeb 14, 2024
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N.S. woman says MAiD expansion delays can’t wait: ‘Everybody should have the same right’April Hubbard is speaking out after the federal government delayed the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people solely suffering from a mental illness until 2027.CanadaFeb 6, 2024
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