Father of Calgary woman starving herself abandons court fight against her MAID approval
A Calgary father fighting through the courts to keep his 27-year-old daughter from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) has abandoned his appeal, 14 days after she stopped eating and drinking.
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![The Alberta Court of Appeal has offered a panel of judges available in three weeks to hear an urgent case involving a woman who is approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) but can't access it due to a stay of a judge's decision pending appeal arguments. A courtroom with chairs and tables overlooking downtown Calgary.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7225825.1717619067!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/alberta-court-of-appeal.jpeg)
A Calgary father fighting through the courts to keep his 27-year-old daughter from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) has abandoned his appeal, 14 days after she stopped eating and drinking.