Alberta 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 substitute for adequate care and support for mental health or disabilities.
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If passed, the legislation would explicitly prohibit assisted suicide, also referred to as medical assistance in dying (MAID), when mental illness is the sole underlying condition for the request.
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