On anniversary of partner's death, Vancouver man asks why local hospital still won't allow MAID
Summary
"Christina Bates, who at age 53 was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, was in palliative care at St Paul’s Hospital when she was forced to be transferred to Vancouver General Hospital on the morning of Nov. 7, 2021, in order to fulfill her wish of medical assistance in dying, or MAiD." Her partner at the time voices his frustration and the impact that this had "It was a stressful morning, the process was really painful,” he said, adding “There is a conversation I never got to have with her, because of interruptions and confusion and disarray around this.”
Relevance
This is an important article that draws attention to how refusal to provide MAiD in Catholic hospitals increases the physical and emotional suffering of both individuals seeking MAiD as well as those who surround them when the service is denied. This type of restriction in a system that taxpayers fund is damaging the well-being of the patient and others in their support system.