Posts Tagged ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’

Long covid sufferer applies for assisted suicide

Thursday, August 11th, 2022
Canadian Covid voluntary euthanasia

A Canadian woman experiencing ongoing long covid symptoms more than two years after catching the virus has applied for voluntary euthanasia. Tracey Thompson, a Toronto resident in her 50s, told CTV News she had begun applying for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) due to her enduring illness and lack of financial support. MAiD first became Read more

Death of mentally incompetent man shows euthanasia system subject to abuse

Monday, March 1st, 2021

A Canadian couple who lost a mentally incompetent family member to assisted suicide say they’re alarmed that Ottawa is trying to expand a euthanasia system already subject to abuse. Gary and Trish Nichols of Edmonton are publicizing the case of Gary’s brother, Alan, who died in 2019 at age 62 in Chilliwack General Hospital through Read more