Friday's Letters: Smith Meddling in Patients' MAID Decisions

Friday's letters: Smith meddling in patients' MAID decisions

Danielle Smith wants to tighten up the rules of MAID. This is going in the wrong direction. Having the ability and privilege to choose when we leave this world is such a gift to one’s self.

Alberta introduces major bill that would restrict euthanasia, ban it for minors

Alberta’s Bill 18 would make the province the first in the nation to ban assisted suicide for those with mental or merely ‘chronic’ illness, among other provisions.

Alberta introduces bill to prohibit assisted suicide for minors & the mentally ill

X (Mickey Amery)Author: Cosmin DzsurdzsaAlberta is taking a stand against the worrying expansion of assisted suicide across Canada, tabling new legislation to stop the practice from being used on minors, people with mental health issues as their sole underlying condition and those whose deaths are not foreseeable.The proposed “Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act” intends to ensure that assisted suicide is not utilized as a substit…

Smith tables bill to increase safeguards to MAID – Heartland News

New legislation introduced yesterday, titled the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act would reduce the number of Albertans eligible to receive medical assistance in dying (MAID). If passed, the act would aim to ensure that MAID is not used where mental illness is the sole underlying condition, as well as making sure that it isn’t used where other treatment options are available. The proposed legislation would limit MAID eligibility…