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An Alberta court has rejected a Calgary father’s attempt to block his adult daughter’s MAID decision, stating her medical choices are hers alone
Justice Colin Feasby acknowledged that the doctor-assisted death would cause the father 'profound grief,' but said the young woman's right to end her own life trumped his feelings.
A Calgary judge has issued a ruling that clears the way for a 27-year-old woman to receive medical assistance in dying (MAID) despite her father’s attempts through the courts to prevent that from happening.
'He's at risk of losing his daughter and while this is sad, it does not give him the right to keep her alive against her wishes,' said the daughter's lawyer Austin Paladeau.
Father calls on judge to block medically assisted death in case that highlights limits on family members’ ability to intervene