Ep. 212 | Who Has the Right to Die? Decisions & Dignity

Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

In 2016 the Canadian government passed the C14 bill, allowing some individuals to have assistance from a medical practitioner in ending their own life. Jan Ditchfield is the founder of a non-profit called Bridge C14, A Network of Peer-to-Peer Connections and Community Supports Through All Stages of Medical Assistance in Dying (AKA Maid). She is also someone with first-hand experience with how the laws (& the stigmas) impact the loved ones who decide to have a Maid death. Her mother was one of the first in her region to choose a Maid death. In this episode, we talk about fear of death, judgment, how the Maid approval process works & how her organization is supporting families.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 165: GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS: SNEAKY SYMPTOMS & FINDING JOY

Guest: https://www.bridgec14.org/ | https://www.facebook.com/BridgeC14/ | https://twitter.com/bridgec14 | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7BC4dwXZswpmzCMC2bfCGw | https://www.instagram.com/bridge.c14

Host: https://www.meredithforreal.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/ | [email protected] | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

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