2025-11-13 from chatelaine.com

When my father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2022, he told me he was considering MAID. At the time, about the only thing either of us knew about medical assistance in dying was that it was legal in Canada. Was he even eligible? 

Yes, it turns out. Once he was approved just three weeks later, we had more questions. Near the top of Dad’s list was what to wear. The nurse practitioner’s response helped me understand his concern was about dignity, not fashion. “Wear anything that feels right,” she said. “You won’t soil yourself.” 

Although more than 60,000 people have died with MAID in Canada since it was legalized nearly a decade ago, many Canadians are still in the dark about how it works. I asked two experts to answer some of the most common questions families have—and some you might not even think to ask.

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