A disabled single mother from Ontario is contrasting how fast she was able to start the process for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) compared to support for her disability.
“I’m a quadriplegic, single mom raising two kids with disabilities, and I’ve spent the last 79 days trying to raise as much awareness as I possibly can,” Rose Finlay, a mother of three boys, said in a video posted to social media on June 19, when she said she had 12 days left on her MAiD application.
“There’s a huge and detrimental discrepancy that exists in the supports that are available to disabled Ontarians. The fact [is] that it takes six to eight months to receive disability support and only 91 days to receive medical assistance in dying.”…