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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Canada’s MAiD is meant for those whose death is reasonably foreseeable. Now an 83-year-old grandmother’s family alleges she was euthanised without her consent

An 83-year-old Canadian grandmother died through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in July. Her family says she did not want it and has asked authorities to investigate whether she understood what was happening and gave the required consent.

The case has now become part of a wider debate about Canada's assisted-dying system — including an uncomfortable question that has circulated online for years: How much money can MAiD potentially save Canada's healthcare system?

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