Alberta bill will ban MAID for all non-terminal conditions and minors

OTTAWA — Alberta is proposing sweeping restrictions to medical assistance in dying (MAID) that would prohibit doctor-assisted suicide in cases where death isn’t reasonably foreseeable, as well for minors.

A government bill tabled in the Alberta legislature on Wednesday would, if passed, end so-called “Track 2” MAID in the province, which would prevent Albertans living with non-terminal medical conditions from accessing euthanasia.

The bill effectively turns back the clock to...