A sixth veteran has alleged that she was offered unprompted medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, by a federal department responsible for providing medical care and rehabilitation to those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
Christine Gauthier, a retired CAF corporal and a former team-Canada Paralympian at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, told the House of Commons Veterans Affairs committee yesterday that she previously received a letter from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) offering her MAiD.
“I have a letter saying that, ‘If you were so desperate, madam, we can offer you medical assistance in dying,’” Gauthier told the committee in French on Dec. 1….
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