Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes
- Quebec will start accepting early requests for Medical Assistance in Dying without federal amendments, according to an announcement made today.
- The changes will allow certain patients to make advanced MAID requests before losing the ability to consent, effective October 30.
- Previously, Quebec intended to wait for federal modifications to protect health-care workers, but decided to proceed without waiting any longer.
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Quebec Begins Granting Early Requests for MAID Without Requested Federal Changes
Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveiled details of a plan to grant such requests without waiting for Ottawa to update the country’s criminal code. Quebec’s government said last month it would stop waiting for the federal government to implement the requested amendments and forge ahead with plans t…

Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes
MONTREAL – Quebec says the province will begin authorizing early requests for medical assistance in dying without waiting for Ottawa to amend Canada’s Criminal Code. The changes, which were announced […]
The new version of Quebec's MAID law was adopted on June 7, 2023.
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Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveiled details of a plan to grant such requests without waiting for Ottawa to update the country’s criminal code. Quebec’s government said last month it would stop waiting for the federal government to implement the requested amendments and forge ahead with plans t…
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