(LifeNews.com) – Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program was first presented as a last resort for adults suffering from severe and irreversible medical conditions. This policy treated suffering people as if death were the solution instead of care and support. Now, the program is increasingly being offered to patients before any effort is made to treat them. One troubling example is the story of 84-year-old Miriam Lancaster.
Miriam was rushed by ambulance to Vancouver General Hospital after waking up with excruciating back pain. Scared and in agony, she expected doctors to focus on diagnosing the source of her pain. Instead, the first thing she remembers hearing was a young female doctor saying, “I would like to offer you MAID.” CONTINUE