Advance requests
Everything you need to know about advance requests for medical assistance in dying.
An advance request involves a competent person making a written request for medical assistance in dying (MAID) that could be honoured later, after they lose the capacity to make medical decisions for themselves. An advance request would allow an individual to describe, in writing, a future circumstance in which they would like to access an assisted death.
An Ipsos poll, commissioned by Dying With Dignity Canada in 2023, asked respondents whether they would support advance requests for MAID. Overall support for advance requests for individuals with a grievous and irremediable medical condition is 82%.
Advocacy Toolkit and Action Guide
We have developed an easy-to-use toolkit to help you effectively communicate with your elected representatives, and advocate for the issues most important to you.
Advance requests: A deep dive into the issues of the Parliamentary Review
As part of our mission to educate and share knowledge, we are examining each issue of the Parliamentary Review in a series of blog posts. In this blog post, we discuss advance requests for MAID.
Three sisters advocate for advance requests for MAID
The Eusanio sisters share the story of their father’s suffering through dementia and why they now advocate for advance requests for MAID.
Advance requests: Jennifer’s story
DWDC supporter, Jennifer, shares her story about the importance of legalizing advance requests after the experience of watching her dad suffer from dementia.
A new action for advance requests for MAID
A few concerned citizens have initiated an e-petition (e4665) in support of advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID).
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