It's not a very useful answer without knowing details about a specific case-but in that case we'd be unable to offer advice because it would constitute " giving a medical prognosis "-which we're strictly prohibited from doing . talk ) 12 : 48, 13 April 2013 ( UTC)
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However, in contrast to laws in states like Oregon that only allows assisted suicide if there is a medical prognosis of death within 6 months, Canada's law keeps vague exactly how soon a death must be " reasonably foreseeable " in order to qualify for assisted dying, keeping this matter of judgement up to individual medical practitioners.
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In a September 2003 letter from Karp, Malone was classified as " permanently disabled and unable to work or participate in any stressful situation whatsoever . " His medical prognosis was deemed " very poor . " The letter said Malone was being treated for 20 medical conditions, the first condition being HIV . The sixth item on the list, nausea and vomiting, was said to be " related to condition 1 ."
