Woman Applies for Assisted Suicide, Saying Long COVID Has Rendered Her Unable to Work

Toronto resident Tracey Thompson says the enduring effects of long COVID have left her in a state of constant fatigue and unable to work, leading her to begin the process of medically assisted suicide. Carl Court/Getty Images

A Toronto woman says she will apply for medically assisted death due to her long COVID symptoms, which she says have rendered her unable to work.

Tracey Thompson, who contracted COVID-19 over two years ago, says the enduring symptoms and lack of financial support have led her to start the process of applying for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), a procedure first made legal by the federal Liberal government in 2016.