N.S. woman says MAiD expansion delays can’t wait: ‘Everybody should have the same right’
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April Hubbard is speaking out after the federal government delayed the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people solely suffering from a mental illness until 2027.
A Halifax woman who was recently approved for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) believes all Canadians should have the right to choose.
April Hubbard is speaking out after the federal government delayed the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people solely suffering from a mental illness until 2027.
“Everybody should have the same right to die,” Hubbard said.
Hubbard, 38, has a degenerative condition and lives with chronic pain due to spinal cord tumours. She shares that she’s always known she would seek medically-assisted death.
“I went from in October of 2020… travelling the world with a circus troupe … I was in Korea … to November of 2022 not being able to get off the couch at all,” said the disability advocate.
Late last year, her application for MAiD was approved. She hopes to see her 39th birthday in April, but admits she likely won’t make it to 40.
“I’ve given everything I can and I’m at the point that I don’t want to give anymore,” she said.
“I want to be able to enjoy the time that I have left with my family and friends, and just die peacefully surrounded by the people I love.”
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