Mon Nov 21, 2022 – 3:06 pm EST
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — Cynthia Mulligan and Meredith Bond reported for CityNews on November 16 that Amir Farsoud has changed his mind about assisted suicide after receiving help from friends and strangers.
Farsoud didn’t want to die, but after fears that he would lose his housing he applied for a medically assisted suicide (Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAiD).
Mulligan and Bond reported:
But just over a month after CityNews first shared his story, Farsoud said the outpouring of support will allow him to live with a roof over his head.
‘I’m a different person,’ said Farsoud. ‘The first time we spoke, I had nothing but darkness, misery, stress, and hopelessness. Now I have all the opposite of those things.’
The 54-year-old St. Catharines man said he is eternally grateful for those who donated to the GoFundMe, started by a woman named Effy, a stranger to Farsoud, after she saw his story.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition helped by promoting the GoFundMe started by Effy.
Farsoud told Mulligan and Bond that if the government improved supports for people with disabilities that they wouldn’t be seeking MAiD. They reported:
He said
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