Medical Assistance in Dying - Northern Health

End of Life Care / Palliative Care

Provided by Northern Health

Medical assistance in dying is now a lawful service in Canada. Adults who are suffering intolerably from a serious medical condition who have determined that there is no treatment or service that can address their suffering in a way that is tolerable to them are able to request and receive medical assistance in dying, providing the eligibility criteria set out in the law are met.

You can also talk with your doctor or nurse practitioner to learn more about options for your care and available services. Your doctor can receive your request and start the process, if you have decided that medical assistance in dying is the right choice for you. You can also talk to the Northern Health Care Coordinator for more information, or to start a request for medical assistance in dying..

To receive Medical Assistance in Dying, you must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Have a grievous and irremediable medical condition (illness, disease or disability)
  • Be suffering intolerably from this condition
  • Be in an advanced state of decline that cannot be reversed
  • Be at the point in your condition where natural death is reasonably foreseeable
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be eligible for publicly-funded health services in Canada
  • Request assistance without pressure or influence from anyone else
  • Give informed consent throughout the process, including at the final moment prior to the provision of Medical Assistance in Dying

    • 250-645-8632

    Toll Free: 1-888-645-8527

    Public email: maid@northernhealth.ca

    Website: https://www.northernhealth.ca/health...

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    Service area cities: Atlin, Burns Lake, Chetwynd, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Hazelton, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Kitimat, Mackenzie, Masset, McBride, New Aiyansh, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Skidegate, Smithers, Stewart, Telkwa, Terrace, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount, Vanderhoof, and Witset

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