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What it Feels Like to Be Offered MAID
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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University of Alberta
In partnership with: Alberta Health Services and University Hospital Foundation
In partnership with: Alberta Health Services and University Hospital Foundation
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When you realize that you are exactly the type of person being discussed as qualified to request MAID, it hits you in a deep part of your stomach.
A couple of dedicated advocates for the disabled talk about their feelings as one was offered MAID due to living with chronic pain, and the other, living with schizophrenia, may soon qualify as well.
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