Another Canadian Veteran Says He Was Offered Medically Assisted Dying Unprompted

Another Canadian Veteran Says He Was Offered Medically Assisted Dying Unprompted
A file photo of a health care professional with a patient. Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP
Matthew Horwood
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A Canadian Armed Forces veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has come forward and revealed he was offered medical assistance in dying (MAID) by Veterans Affairs back in 2019, joining a growing number of Canadian veterans who say they were offered the procedure unprompted.
David Baltzer, who served with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, told the podcast Operation Tango Romeo that a Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) agent brought up MAID during a phone call on Dec. 23, 2019.