2aguy
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Government healthcare + Assisted suicide = solving the health care crisis in Canada made easier.........
The single mother of three boys previously supported her family with earnings from disability advocacy work through her company, Inclusive Solutions. That's also how she could afford to hire her own support workers.
But about a year ago, her care workers moved on to other jobs and her health began to decline.
With no other way to earn an income, Finlay applied for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and says she was told by a representative over the phone that it would take at least six to eight months to have her application approved.
According to the federal government's website, the approval period for MAID is only 90 days. MAID allows individuals with "grievous and irremediable" medical conditions to end their life with the assistance of a doctor or nurse practitioner.
"That tells me that our government is not prioritizing the lives of disabled people and that it is easier to let disabled people go than it is to actually give them the assistance that they need," Finlay said.
While waiting to hear about ODSP and faced with the possibility that her recurring infections could lead to further illness, including sepsis, Finlay made the decision to apply for MAID in March.
"It's not what I want," she said. "But if I don't receive the support that I need, the outcome is the same. If I get to a point where I am really sick and basically terminally ill anyways, I would like to have other options."
The single mother of three boys previously supported her family with earnings from disability advocacy work through her company, Inclusive Solutions. That's also how she could afford to hire her own support workers.
But about a year ago, her care workers moved on to other jobs and her health began to decline.
With no other way to earn an income, Finlay applied for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and says she was told by a representative over the phone that it would take at least six to eight months to have her application approved.
According to the federal government's website, the approval period for MAID is only 90 days. MAID allows individuals with "grievous and irremediable" medical conditions to end their life with the assistance of a doctor or nurse practitioner.
"That tells me that our government is not prioritizing the lives of disabled people and that it is easier to let disabled people go than it is to actually give them the assistance that they need," Finlay said.
While waiting to hear about ODSP and faced with the possibility that her recurring infections could lead to further illness, including sepsis, Finlay made the decision to apply for MAID in March.
"It's not what I want," she said. "But if I don't receive the support that I need, the outcome is the same. If I get to a point where I am really sick and basically terminally ill anyways, I would like to have other options."
