hospitals, hitherto considered places of refuge and care for the sick, are now arranging and facilitating the deaths of patients, the very outcome that most seeking care would hope to prevent. as highlighted by a case in nova scotia , once this is set into motion, concerned family have very little recourse to stop the train carrying loved ones to their death.
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the deplorable state of scarce supportive human resources has been made abundantly clear by the covid-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities and in marginalized populations. a cbc story recently exposed the appalling conditions in which a 35-year-old hamilton man had been living, surrounded by feces and urine, prior to having his life ended through maid.
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