Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Smith resists call to allow MAID advance directives in Alberta, says federal policies have already gone too farThe province recently tabled Bill 18, which seeks to limit access to MAID
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Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media during a press conference at the Covenant Wellness Community, 7319 29 Ave. NW, in Edmonton on Feb. 23, 2026. Photo by David Bloom /PostmediaArticle contentAlberta Premier Danielle Smith used her radio show Saturday to defend her government’s planned restrictions to Medical Assistance in Dying, pushing back on a caller who insisted access to MAID is an issue of freedom.
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With Bill 18, Alberta is battling federal changes set for March 2027 making it no longer a criminal code violation if a health professional administers MAID when mental illness is the sole infirmity of the applicant.
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