OTTAWA, June 8 (Reuters) - Quebec is expanding its program of assisted medical death and will become the first Canadian province to allow sick people to put in an advance request for help in dying before they become incapacitated.
The move could set up a clash with the federal government, which drew up the law on medical assistance in dying.
People deemed admissible can request an assisted death up to 24 months in advance.
The federal government, already under criticism over how broad the law is, has moved to exclude people suffering solely from mental illness from pursuing assisted death for an additional year.
Canada's assisted dying framework is under fire from disability advocates who say it has become easier to access assisted death than it is to access resources or supports that would make life more bearable.
Persons:
Sonia Belanger, David Lametti, Diana Ebadi, Georges L'Esperance, Canada's, David Ljunggren, Chris Reese, Deepa Babington
Organizations:
OTTAWA, Ottawa, Quebec, Quebec Association for, Thomson
Locations:
Quebec, Canadian