Quebec is set beginning this fall to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) from certain patients before their condition worsens and prevents them from being able to give consent.
The province adopted Bill 11, an act to amend the province’s end-of-life care law regarding MAID eligibility, in June 2023. It permits people with serious and incurable illnesses to request the procedure in advance so that they can receive MAID once they’ve become incapable of providing consent.
