Case reference: MAID-XX-2022-QU2M · Province not stated in sources · Applied for MAID; outcome not publicly known · Recorded by the register as a MAID victim
Who she is
She was an elderly woman who lived alone, described by general internist Dr. Nisha Fernandes in a brief to Parliament’s MAID committee.
What happened
Dr. Fernandes wrote of “the woman living alone recovering from a hip fracture from a fall, surviving surgery but requesting MAiD because she had promised herself that if she came to hospital, she would not leave alive.”
Why they were pushed toward MAID
She was isolated and recovering from a treatable injury. Dr. Fernandes wrote that providers who sensed such patients were driven by “depression, anxiety, loneliness and psychosocial factors” still “felt obligated to refer to the MAiD committee,” and that a referral “validates to these individuals their sense of worthlessness.”
What her doctor says
“The most vulnerable in our society are seeking MAiD out of desperation rather than choice,” Dr. Fernandes wrote.
What this case shows
A woman living alone survived hip surgery and was referred into the MAID process. Her case shows isolation answered with a referral for death.
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