Disabled Canadian Army Veteran Paralympian Blasts Government For Offering To Euthanize Her

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Disabled Canadian Army Veteran Paralympian Blasts Government For Offering To Euthanize Her When She Complained About How Long It Was Taking To Install Stairlift At Her Home

• Christine Gauthier testified in the Canadian Parliament on Thursday
• Gauthier, a paraplegic veteran, sought help getting a wheelchair lift at home
• A Veterans Affairs staffer instead offered medically assisted suicide, she said
• A government probe found at least four other veterans were also offered suicide
• Trudeau called the trend 'absolutely unacceptable' and vowed to end it
• Euthanasia has been legal for terminally ill patients in Canada since 2016
• But last year

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