# Canada to allow MAID for people incapable of consenting before death

> Canada's new MAID law lets people with lost capacity request death.
- Title: Canada to allow MAID for people incapable of consenting…
- Summary: Canada's new MAID law lets people with lost capacity request death. Canada will allow medical aid in dying for people who lose capacity to consent, after a…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/news/maid-consent-legislation
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## Canada's MAID law update
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced a bill to decriminalize advance requests for medical aid in dying.
## Advance requests explained
Advance requests let people draft documents for death preferences after losing capacity to make health decisions.
## Charlie's hypothetical case
A man with Alzheimer's disease could request medical aid in dying after losing capacity to make health care decisions.
## Ethical concerns raised
Critics warn advance requests could mean people receive medical aid in dying when they no longer understand what is happening.

> Performing euthanasia on the basis of a person’s advance request “will mean that people will receive MAID when they no longer understand what is happening to them,” said Trudo Lemmens, a University of Toronto professor of health law and policy.
## Final decision question
Who decides when to act on an advance request once a person has lost capacity to make health decisions?
## Key takeaway

Canada will allow medical aid in dying for people who lose capacity to consent, after a bill to decriminalize advance requests for death was proposed.