As of Wednesday, Oct. 30, Quebec is the first province in Canada to allow people to make advance requests for medical ...

The federal government urges caution as the province becomes the first in Canada to approve advanced MAID requests ...

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says Ottawa will not be contesting Quebec's law to allow advance requests for assisted ...

Advance requests” for medical aid in dying may be made by individuals who have been diagnosed with illnesses such as ...

Quebec chose to expand its MAID program to help people with illnesses such as Alzheimer's — without waiting for Ottawa to ...

By authorizing its doctors to carry out “advance directives” for MAID starting Wednesday, the Government of Quebec has ...

Quebec’s decision to forge ahead with advance requests for Medical Assistance in Dying could put the elderly and those with ...

A person suffering from a serious and incurable illness leading to incapacity, such as Alzheimer's, can now make an advanced request for medical assistance in dying in Quebec.

Quebec's Health Department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand for advanced applications for medical assistance in dying when it begins accepting requests next week.

Alzheimer's patient 'relieved' at Quebec's assisted suicide policy shift Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she ...

Ottawa said it will not challenge a Quebec law that allows people to request medical assistance in dying (MAID) in advance.

Quebec chose to expand its MAID program to help people with illnesses such as Alzheimer’s — without waiting for Ottawa to update the Criminal Code. Instead, the province asked the Crown ...