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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Canadian man explains why he is planning on assisted suicide at 20 years old

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A 20-year-old Canadian man who has decided to pursue medically assisted dying revealed that he would require six organ transplants to survive, and even then, would only have a 50 per cent chance of recovering.

Eric Coulam, a resident of Fort St John in British Columbia, recently hosted a farewell barbecue to bid a final goodbye to his friends and relatives.

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