What Leeway Do Provinces Have When It Comes to Euthanasia Legislated by Federal Government?
Epoch Times , Bio and Archives--November 29, 2024
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While the policies around Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) are legislated by the federal government, recently two provinces have stepped into the administration of euthanasia, albeit with different priorities.
The province of Quebec is expanding the procedure further to allow patients to give advance requests for MAID before their medical conditions render them unable to provide consent, arguing that Ottawa has moved too slow on the issue. This technically puts Quebec’s MAID policy in violation of federal law, given that it goes against the Criminal Code’s definition of murder. -- More...
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