Systemic failings in health care system led quadriplegic man to choose MAID: coroner

After examining the harrowing case of a 66-year-old quadriplegic who developed such severe and infected bedsores in Quebec’s hospital system that he opted for medical assistance in dying, a coroner has issued 31 recommendations to improve the care of spinal cord injury patients. Normand Meunier, a truck driver by occupation, was 66 years old when he accessed MAID on March 29, 2024. The report published Wednesday by coroner Dave Kimpton outlines Meunier’s harrowing experience at Sacr&