“As a member of the committee, I am dismayed to confirm the validity of repeated warnings from the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) that some Canadians with disabilities are opting for medical assistance in dying because they lack access to essential supports and health services.”
Dr. Ramona Coelho is a family physician whose practice serves marginalized persons in London, Ont. She is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and co-editor of the upcoming book Unravelling MAID in Canada: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide as Medical Care.
Read Dr. Coelho’s opinion piece or in the Globe & Mail (must have subscription.)