A horrific trip to the emergency department led a Quebec man who is quadriplegic to choose medical assistance in dying after he developed a severe bed sore. Disability activists say Normand Meunier’s death is the result of ‘pure neglect’ at the hospital, which should have had the proper equipment and staff to care for him.
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