Skip to content

LETTER: Langley hospice construction announcement lacks reference to MAiD

An important subject related to hospice care was apparently not addressed in recent coverage
22423479_web1_LETTEReyeC
Send your letter to the editor via email to editor@langleyadvancetimes.com . Please included your first and last name, address, and phone number.

Dear Editor,

[Re: Construction starts on new hospice, Aug. 13, Langley Advance Times]

Minister Dix: I hope the dying wishes of patients, as well as the wishes of staff and Langley Hospice Society are fulfilled, including the “simple wish” to die without being ejected from hospice to another institution to undergo a medically assisted death (MAiD) – should that be their (legal) choice.

READ MORE: Langley MP Jansen spars with Fraser Health over assisted dying in Delta hospice

I’m surprised this extremely important issue was not covered in your article.

RELATED LETTER: Mob of ‘MAiD meddlers’ couldn’t sway man facing surgery

.

Avis Picton, MD, Langley

.

Do you have an opinion you’d like to share. Please send us a letter to the editor, include your first and last name, your address, and your phone number. Email to editor@langleyadvancetimes.com. In the meantime, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.