Alberta bill would limit medically assisted dying to patients facing 'reasonably foreseeable' death

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Alberta bill would limit medically assisted dying to patients facing 'reasonably foreseeable' death - Lemmy.ca

New legislation would prevent anyone in Alberta from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) if they are unlikely to die within the next 12 months.

Personally I find this terrible. If they wanted to reduce MAID applications they should be funding effective healthcare. Practicing medicine from the legislature should be criminal.
I find the nuances of these laws extremely hard to navigate, tbh, but is there an example of someone who would benefit from this without actually having a reasonable likelyhood to die in the following 12 months?
Someone with excruciating pain that can’t be treated is one.
My partner works with people struggling with chronic pain. MAID can be mercy.