A Canadian veteran and Paralympian says a government official offered to provide her with an assisted suicide kit when she asked to have a wheelchair lift installed.
offered to assist a Paralympian and veteran to commit suicide when she sought to have a wheelchair lift installed in her home, the woman told lawmakers last week.
"I have a letter saying that if you’re so desperate, madam, we can offer you MAID, medical assistance in dying," Gauthier said in a hearing before the House of Commons veterans affairs committee. The Service Dogs Of The Invictus Games pose with their owners from left to right Leonard Anderson, August O'Niell, Luc Martin, Christine Gauthier, Jon Flint, Stefan Leroy, Brett Parks at Shades of Green on May 12, 2016 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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