Agata Gawron says she felt empowered when she thought she could access MAID this year. Now, she says the proposed delay is 'beyond hurtful' news to her because it means at least one more year of suffering.
Agata Gawron, of Regina, says she's battled an eating disorder and depression since first being diagnosed at 13. She was hoping to be eligible for MAID this year.
Gawron says the proposed one-year delay is "beyond hurtful" because it means at least another year of suffering, even before applying or being considered eligible for the program.Quebec tables bill to include advanced consent in assisted dying "Most of the psychiatrists that I've dealt with do not communicate with each other. So every time I see somebody new, I have to keep repeating myself and my background. I don't see any quality of life going from doctor to doctor, trying to cure me."Disability advocate Cassandra Pollock is concerned with the idea of MAID expanding.
"I always said being a single parent and having a child was what prevented me from taking that final step. Had I been allowed to get MAID, would I have done it? Then I wouldn't have had the life I have. I've done so many things since getting that diagnosis and being able to manage my life a little bit better.
There are people who — despite the best quality treatment and having financial means to access private psychotherapies — do not find relief from their suffering after decades of treatment, she says. When the program was introduced in Canada in 2016, he says it was for helping relieve end-of-life suffering — something he saw real value in.
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