People rally against Bill C-14, the medically assisted dying bill, during a protest organized by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 1, 2016. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
A Manitoba woman received medical assistance in dying on Oct. 3 because she said she was unable to receive adequate medical care at home and did not want to move into a health-care facility as an alternative.
Canada has the most permissive assisted death law in the world, and will be expanding eligibility criteria further next year.
