A quadriplegic woman in Bowmanville, Ont. has applied for medical assistance in dying (MAID), saying it's easier to access than the support services she needs to live her life comfortably.
Rose Finlay, pictured with one of her three sons, says it's easier to access medical assistance in dying than the Ontario Disability Support Program .
The single mother of three boys previously supported her family with earnings from disability advocacy work through her company, Inclusive Solutions. That's also how she could afford to hire her own support workers.With no other way to earn an income, Finlay applied for the Ontario Disability Support Program and says she was told by a representative over the phone that it would take at least six to eight months to have her application approved., the approval period for MAID is only 90 days.
"It's not what I want," she said. "But if I don't receive the support that I need, the outcome is the same. If I get to a point where I am really sick and basically terminally ill anyways, I would like to have other options."Ron Anicich, a spokesperson for the ODSP Action Coalition, told CBC Toronto the organization has heard from a number of Ontarians with disabilities who have considered or applied for MAID because they feel like they're running out of options.
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