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(Right to Life UK<\/a>) A Canadian man had to wait weeks for treatment he never received so he decided to end his life by euthanasia, which was granted just two days after his request.<\/p>\n

Dan Quayle, 52, was initially diagnosed with Stage 4 oesophageal cancer after an imaging scan in July 2023. He was hospitalised in September and waited 10 weeks at Victoria\u2019s Royal Jubilee Hospital for chemotherapy to be scheduled. Doctors\u00a0assured<\/a>\u00a0him that this intervention had the potential to extend his life by a year, but Quayle was never informed when treatment might begin.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was never a timeline on that\u201d,\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0Quayle\u2019s stepdaughter, Shayleen Griffiths. \u201cTheir exact words were, \u2018We\u2019re backlogged\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n

After weeks without treatment being scheduled, Quayle decided to end his life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quayle\u2019s condition deteriorated and with no timeline for when he might receive the potentially life-sustaining chemotherapy, he decided to end his life by euthanasia.<\/p>\n

Quayle\u2019s wife, Kathleen Carmichael,\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0that Quayle had said on 22 November \u201cI just can\u2019t do it anymore\u201d. He requested euthanasia, and the life-ending drugs were administered just two days later.<\/p>\n

His family were hoping that he would change his mind or that they might receive a call at the last moment that the chemotherapy had been scheduled.<\/p>\n

His wife said \u201cI think I could still have my Dan if he had gotten treatment sooner\u201d.<\/p>\n

Quayle\u2019s wife\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0of his prolonged wait for treatment \u201cIf we had more money, we could have gone to the States. But we\u2019re just regular people\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other recent cases have highlighted that euthanasia can be easier to access than health treatment in Canada.<\/p>\n

The delays Quayle experienced, which appear to have at least partially motivated his decision to end his life by euthanasia, have been experienced by others in Canada. The\u00a0National Post<\/a>\u00a0reported on two women from Vancouver Island who shared their experiences of traveling to the United States for cancer treatment after experiencing barriers to treatment in Canada.<\/p>\n

READ: Woman in Canada seeks euthanasia because she can\u2019t access medical treatment<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristin Logan<\/a>\u00a0was able to receive treatment for her cancer in Washington State due to her status as a dual citizen and former US Air Force veteran.\u00a0Allison Ducluzeau<\/a>, a real estate agent, was able to raise money and contribute from her own inheritance to pay $153,000 (US dollars) for surgery in the USA.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, The Telegraph\u00a0published\u00a0<\/a>a \u2018Letter to the Editor\u2019 in which a reader from Canada outlined that a family member had to wait a year for a psychiatric appointment but that it was possible to make an appointment for euthanasia in two weeks. At the end of 2022, it was found that as many as\u00a0five Canadian veterans<\/a>\u00a0had been offered assisted suicide or euthanasia instead of the care they actually wanted and needed. According to\u00a0recent data<\/a>\u00a0published by Statistica, the median waiting time from a specialist appointment to treatment in Canada in 2022 was 14.8 weeks, while the average waiting time from a GP referral to treatment was 27.4 weeks.<\/p>\n

The number of Medical Assistance in Dying cases in Canada has been steadily growing each year<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2022, a total of\u00a013,241<\/a>\u00a0people ended their lives by euthanasia or assisted suicide, an increase of 31.2% from the previous year, accounting for\u00a04.1%<\/a>\u00a0of all deaths in Canada.<\/p>\n

According to the annual report from Health Canada, 86.3% of individuals requesting assisted suicide or euthanasia\u00a0cited<\/a>\u00a0\u201cthe loss of ability to engage in meaningful activities\u201d and 81.9%\u00a0cited<\/a>\u00a0the \u201closs of ability to perform activities of daily living\u201d among their reasons for wanting to die.<\/p>\n

17.1% cited loneliness as their reason for wanting to end their lives, while 35.3% were concerned about being a \u201cburden on family, friends or caregivers\u201d.<\/p>\n

At a\u00a0recent parliamentary event<\/a>, Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the\u00a0Euthanasia Prevention Coalition<\/a>\u00a0in Canada, told parliamentarians how the Canadian euthanasia law had expanded to include people who were not terminally ill, and how the law in Canada will soon permit euthanasia on the basis of\u00a0mental illness<\/a>\u00a0alone. Contrary to the idea that euthanasia is a rational choice for those suffering and near death, he explained that \u201cmost people die by euthanasia because they are going through a difficult health condition, and they are feeling depressed, lonely or experiencing feelings of hopelessness and they believe that their life has no purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, said \u201cIt is awful to hear of this tragic case of a man who waited ten weeks without receiving life-saving cancer treatment, but was able to end his life by euthanasia within two days of making a request\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an incredibly Orwellian move, the Canadian newspaper, The National Post, which reported on this sad story,\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0that Quayle had \u201cdied of [o]esophageal cancer\u201d, rather than saying he had died via euthanasia\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of dire situations we are hearing about in Canada should be a clear warning to the UK and other countries considering making euthanasia and assisted suicide legal\u201d.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published<\/a> by Right to Life UK and is reprinted here with permission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30 seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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