Alberta bill would limit medically assisted dying to patients facing 'reasonably foreseeable' death

Advocates applaud Alberta's proposed limits on medically-assisted suicide

OTTAWA — As Canadians wrestle with troubling new changes set for Canada's therapeutic suicide framework, Alberta is taking steps to ensure limits are placed on who is able to access medically-assisted euthanasia.

Alberta to Restrict Euthanasia Access Under Proposed Legislation

The Alberta government is taking measures to restrict the eligibility criteria for medical assistance in dying to prevent patients with mental illness or those who are not terminally ill from qualifying for the procedure. Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government introduced the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act during a press conference on March 18. If enacted, it would limit medical assistance in dying (MAID…

Alberta proposes sweeping MAID limits in new bill

Read: 5 min Alberta proposed sweeping reforms to medical assistance in dying (MAID) Wednesday, introducing a bill that would restrict MAID to people who only have a year or less to live. If passed, the legislation would also prohibit MAID for people whose only condition is a mental illness, as well as mature minors and advance requests. At a press conference, Premier Danielle Smith said the province’s goal is to protect vulnerable Albertans. “Th…

Alberta Backpedals on Medical Assistance in Dying as Other Canadian Provinces Push To Expand It

Canada’s deaths from assisted suicide now number more than 76,000 since it was legalized in 2016.

Alberta seeks to set limits on use of medically assisted dying

The Canadian province has proposed legislation that will limit its use solely to end-of-life circumstances.