New legislation would prevent anyone in Alberta from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) if they are unlikely to die within the next 12 months.

  • bishop@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Someone living with an incurable, treatment resistant, severe mental illness causing extreme long-term suffering.

    Someone living with brain damage that has left their pain centre of their brain fully active, constantly.

    Someone suffering from full body paralysis (locked-in) with no prospect of any recovery, unable to even blink their own eyelids requiring a level of care they are almost guaranteed not to receive.

    The list goes on.