Son sounds alarm after father's medically assisted death in Canada: Way past appropriate'

A Canadian man's decision to end his life through the country's medically assisted dying program left his son stunned by how quickly the process unfolded, and now he's warning that the system has gone "way past appropriate."Eric Edmeades, founder of Speaker Nation, a training platform for speakers that teaches presentation skills and more, told Fox News Digital this week that his father Baz, who was in his late 70s and struggling with a combination of medical problems, began discussing Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program after his health deteriorated in late 2023.But what Edmeades expected to be a months-long process suddenly accelerated, leaving the family with little time to prepare.I'M 25 WITH A TERMINAL DISEASE.WE NEED AN FDA COMMISSIONER THAT HEARS PEOPLE LIKE MEEric Edmeades with his father.

(Eric Edmeades)Edmeades said the family started taking the issue seriously in January, but at that stage, projections were that it would take at least six months.He and his wife traveled to Vancouver at the beginning of 2024 to visit his father.

At that stage, it was still a speculative thing that was months away."And then all of a sudden it was like, ‘No, it's next week,’" Edmeades recalled.His father died via MAiD on Feb.27, 2024.He had been experiencing a sharp decline in his physical health and independence, particularly during the COVID-era lockdowns, according to his son."He had been incredibly healthy most of his life," Edmeades said, describing a combination of symptoms that included epilepsy and neurological pain.Edmeades also questioned whether interactions between his father's medications could have contributed to his deteriorating condition."When the lockdowns came along, and he could no longer go out and walk all the time, it really had a marked decrease in his physical ability and his sense of freedom and all that kind of stuff," he said."And then there just came this point where life started sounding pointless to him," Edmeades said.CA...