26-11-2025 20:17 via cbc.ca

Year after quadriplegic Quebec man chose assisted dying, advocates prepare class action

Advocates and the widow of a quadriplegic Quebec man are preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against the province after the 66-year-old requested medical assistance in dying following a hospital stay last year that left him with a severe bedsore.
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