Poverty claiming Canadian seeks permission to die by euthanasia

A 65-year-old Canadian retiree seeks approval to end his life with euthanasia assistance because he lives in poverty. Substance use for assisted death has been legalized in Canada since 2016 for people with a “serious and incurable medical condition,” even if the disease is not fatal.

There is no estimate for granting under the social status argument, however, due to previous medical problems that would have been more difficult to deal with without proper access to health, the man had already taken one of the two signatures doctors had. It needs to be processed..

Les Landry, who lives in the town of Medicine Hat, stated that he “does not want to die” but prefers not to continue living with his current financial situation. He told the Canadian newspaper Global News that he used to work as a truck driver but had to quit his job after suffering from epilepsy and three minor strokes.

For years, government disability benefits and one-time donations requested by Twitter have been Landry’s livelihood. His painting got worse and the man had to use a wheelchair. Then, for bureaucratic reasons, she lost access to financial aid since she turned 65.

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“What I missed were disability benefits – service dog allowance, special diet allowance, transportation allowance,” he says. “I am no longer a disabled person. I am a senior citizen in poverty,” he told Global News.

With the loss of income and rising prices, the man fears that he may soon become homeless, leading him to seek medical help to die (MAID).

“I’m not against euthanasia. What I’m against is expanding the procedure without improving benefits or quality of life. How do you reach a segment of society whose only option is death to get out of the situation they’re in?” asked.

One of the doctors Les interviewed gave one of the two signatures required to pass the procedure, knowing that the main reason for the decision was financial difficulties, not illness. Currently, the retiree is waiting for a second doctor’s decision to request the procedure.

In a news report to the British Daily Mail newspaper, the retiree said that if the health worker’s decision is negative, he will continue to seek another specialist who is prepared to sign the request.