With Calgary woman starving herself to death, court of appeal scrambling to expedite MAID case
Lawyers and judges are scrambling to expedite the case of a Calgary woman who was approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) but is, instead, starving herself to death.
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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)
Lawyers and judges are scrambling to expedite the case of a Calgary woman who was approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) but is, instead, starving herself to death.