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Christine Gauthier, a 54-year-old Canadian army veteran and Paralympian, <\/span>says<\/span><\/a> the Canadian government would quickly approve her for so-called “medical assistance in dying,” but will not give her the equipment she needs for her everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gauthier, a retired corporal who competed in the 2016<\/span> Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and in the Invictus Games,<\/span> lives with a musculoskeletal disorder affecting her back, legs, and hips; and, according to GB News, she recently found out she may have digestive cancer. Veterans Affairs Canada has offered her a so-called ‘medically-assisted death’ instead of the support she requested.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs I am waiting for medical equipment and an elevator, it\u2019s been six years now, it\u2019s still not there. I told my agent I \u2018couldn\u2019t go anymore\u2019 and he told me I ‘have the right to die,\u201d\u2019 Gauthier <\/span>said<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Live Action News<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>previously reported<\/span><\/a> on Gauthier’s 2022 court testimony ave in court in 2022, when she said Veterans Affairs Canada offered her medical assistance in dying (MAiD) instead of a wheelchair ramp. Gauthier claimed that she sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Veterans Affairs Canada, and Veterans Affairs Canada responded with a letter offering Gauthier MAiD (‘medical assistance in dying’).<\/span><\/p>\n

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In an<\/span> interview<\/span><\/a>, Gauthier said, \u201cI have a letter saying that if you\u2019re so desperate, madam, we can offer you MAiD, medical assistance in dying\u2026 I was like, \u2018I can\u2019t believe that you will\u2026 give me an injection to help me die, but you will not give me the tools I need to help me live.\u2019 It was really shocking to hear that kind of comment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gauthier told GBN America that she is still waiting for medical equipment and an elevator so she can go up and down stairs. As Live Action News <\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>, journalist Sheila Gunn Reid said Gauthier was previously refused a chairlift and the veteran had to <\/span>\u201cwriggle up and down her stairs on her belly like an animal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

GBN reports that Gauthier\u2019s years-long efforts to obtain support from Veterans Affairs Canada and the ready offer for euthanasia from the department have left her despondent. Reportedly, Gauthier says she is tempted to apply for MAiD \u2013 though she never plans to die in such a manner \u2013 just to see if she could obtain ‘medical assistance in dying’ in a shorter time than it would take for her to receive the equipment she needs to live well.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am so close to carrying out a test. I would love to do it. I would never go this way, ever. But I would love to go next week and start the process of seeing how long it would take to get euthanasia,\u201d <\/span>Gauthier said<\/span><\/a>. “It’s ridiculous, because I could probably be dead in two weeks.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Christine Gauthier, a 54-year-old Canadian army veteran and Paralympian, says the Canadian government would quickly approve her for so-called “medical assistance in dying,” but will not give her the equipment she needs for her everyday life. Gauthier, a retired corporal who competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and in the Invictus Games, lives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":867,"featured_media":281137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCanadian vet and Paralympian: I'd be approved for 'assisted dying' faster than getting real assistance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cI am so close to carrying out a test.... 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