{"id":312965,"date":"2024-05-29T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=312965"},"modified":"2024-05-29T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:12:26","slug":"non-terminal-fast-tracked-euthanasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/non-terminal-fast-tracked-euthanasia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sisters file complaint after ‘non-terminal’ mother was ‘fast-tracked’ for euthanasia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amid growing criticism over the concerning <\/span>increase<\/span><\/a> and continued expansion of assisted suicide and euthanasia in Canada, <\/span>renewed attention<\/span><\/a> has been drawn to the assisted suicide of beloved mother and companion, Donna Duncan, age 61, in 2021. Duncan\u2019s daughters became vocal opponents of Canada\u2019s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) regime after their mother died by assisted death following an automobile accident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alicia and Christie Duncan filed a complaint in the aftermath of their mother\u2019s death and have shared their story in multiple media outlets, creating an online <\/span>petition<\/span><\/a> to increase awareness of the need to stifle Canada\u2019s expansive law. The British Columbia online magazine, “<\/span>The B.C. Catholic<\/span>,” has also supported their efforts as it <\/span>pursues multiple Freedom of Information requests<\/span><\/a> against the hospital system that facilitated Duncan\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n

After being involved in a minor car accident and incurring a concussion, Donna became mentally ill and suffered from mysterious ailments. She was “not terminal\u201d but h<\/span>er daughter Alicia said Donna “starved herself” because she was “depressed” following complications from the car accident. She said she was given just 48-hours’ notice that her mother was going to die.<\/p>\n

“My mom speculated that she had something called central sensitivity syndrome that the car accident had triggered,” she recalled. “What we didn’t know was that she was restricting her diet. She would say that it would hurt to eat solid foods so she was pureeing everything, having soups.”<\/p>\n

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