Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore
Local health authorities are investigating, after Normand Meunier, who has been paralyzed in both arms and legs since 2022, sought a medically assisted death after developing a huge bedsore while lying on a stretcher in the ER of the Saint-Jérôme, Que., hospital.
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Local health authorities are investigating, after Normand Meunier, who has been paralyzed in both arms and legs since 2022, sought a medically assisted death after developing a huge bedsore while lying on a stretcher in the ER of the Saint-Jérôme, Que., hospital.