
Some of Canada’s latest MAID recipients: An obese woman and a grieving widower
The cases are highlighted in a new MAID report involving people who refused care or stopped eating and drinking to qualify for euthanasia
Mr. B was experiencing “profound psychosocial suffering and loneliness due to limited social relationships and isolation from the community — a lifelong experience,” according to the report. He worried that he would become more dependent as he got older.
Getting easier and easier to get MAiDed. The slope is slippery into the abyss.Mrs. A, who had morbid obesity, was isolated and mainly housebound. She had high blood pressure, diabetes, severe shortness of breath, and chronic pain. MAID assessors said her condition could potentially improve with medical treatments such as government-funded bariatric surgery, as well as disability and social supports. However, she refused all care.
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