MAiD

Health

Woman’s family sues B.C., hospital operator over MAID policy

The family of a Vancouver woman who was forced to transfer hospitals before she could receive medical assistance in dying…

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Health

Father of Calgary woman starving herself to death abandons court fight against her MAID approval

A Calgary father fighting through the courts to keep his 27-year-old daughter from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) has…

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Health

With Calgary woman starving herself to death, court of appeal scrambling to expedite MAID case

Lawyers and judges are scrambling to expedite the case of a Calgary woman who was approved for medical assistance in…

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Canada

Calgary woman whose MAID access currently blocked by courts now starving herself to death

A Calgary woman whose access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) is currently blocked by the courts is starving herself…

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Canada

Father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter’s MAID death, review doctors’ sign-off

The father of a 27-year-old woman who has been approved for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) has asked a Calgary…

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Health

Stigma of mental illness clouds MAID expansion, patient and psychiatrist say

WARNING: This story includes discussion of suicidal thoughts Canadians suffering from debilitating mental illness cannot yet legally qualify for medical…

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Health

Opposition parties call for indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness

A special parliamentary committee is set to release a report this week that could shape the federal government’s decision on…

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Nova Scotia

Cape Breton woman seeks MAID over lengthy workers’ compensation delays

A Cape Breton woman who has been fighting for more than a decade for benefits from Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation…

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Canada

Doctors, hospices struggle with Quebec’s new law forcing palliative care to offer MAiD

Quebec physician Bruno Gagnon feels squeezed out of his decades-long palliative care career because of his moral objection to medical…

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