Participation in MAiD should not be required.
Add your name to a confidential statement of support asking Saskatchewan to protect healthcare professionals who decline to participate in MAiD.
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OUR GOALS THIS FALL
2500
Public petition signatures
300
Healthcare professional signatures
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CONFIDENTIALITY
How your name is handled
The healthcare professional statement is separate from the public petition.
Your information is being collected to demonstrate the level of support among Saskatchewan healthcare professionals for the proposed protections.
Your name will not be publicly displayed without your permission.
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Who can sign?
The statement is intended for Saskatchewan healthcare professionals and those training to enter healthcare, including:
✓ Physicians, residents and medical students
✓ Nurses and nurse practitioners
✓ Pharmacists
✓ Allied healthcare professionals
✓ Healthcare students and trainees
✓ Other professionals involved in patient care
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Why provincial protection?
Saskatchewan physicians currently practice within MAiD policies established by professional bodies like the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan. For example, College policies are formal requirements for physicians, and the College maintains specific policies governing MAiD practice.
The campaign’s position is that protections for voluntary participation should also be clearly established in provincial law rather than relying only on regulatory policy.
The goal is greater clarity and certainty for healthcare professionals, students and patients.
THE STATEMENT
What you are signing
The statement asks the Government of Saskatchewan to enact legislation with two clear protections:
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1.
Protect patients
MAiD should be discussed when a patient raises it or includes it in their goals of care, rather than being introduced unsolicited.
2.
Protect providers, trainees and students
No healthcare professional, trainee or student should be compelled aid in the provision of MAiD.
BACKGROUMD
Where other provinces have landed
MANITOBA, 2017
Protection
in statute
Manitoba enacted protections allowing practitioners to decline to provide MAiD, prohibited regulatory rules requiring participation, and protected against discipline or adverse employment action. It remains in force.
ALBERTA, 2026
Patient &
provider measures
Alberta’s Bill 18 restricts unsolicited MAiD information in healthcare settings and recognizes a practitioner’s right to refuse to provide or assess for MAiD, among many other items like facility rights.
NOVA SCOTIA, 2024
Mandatory participation
Nova Scotia requires physicians who conscientiously object to MAiD to make an effective referral. Failure to meet College standards can lead to professional discipline, raising concerns about conscience protections for healthcare professionals.
WHAT THE PETITION ASKS FOR
Two protections
Two protections. One simple principle: no one should be pressured.
1.
How MAiD is raised with patients
The campaign proposes that MAiD be discussed when a patient raises it or identifies it as part of their goals of care, rather than being introduced unsolicited.
2.
How healthcare professionals participate
The campaign is also seeking protections for healthcare professionals who decline participation in MAiD because of professional or conscientious judgment.
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Questions about signing?
We are happy to answer questions about how names are held, or to send the full statement text by email.
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