Community organizations warn more people with disabilities could choose medically assisted death in the face of inflation and “legislated poverty”

Author Shannon VanRaes
Nearly 35 per cent of Black women and girls in Canada are living with disabilities, compared to about 20 per cent of the overall population

Why It Matters

More than 6.2 million Canadians live with a disability, putting them at a greater risk of living in poverty. Meanwhile, two thirds of organizations serving those with disabilities are at risk of closing down in the next three years.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"Community organizations warn more people with disabilities could choose medically assisted death in the face of inflation and \u201clegislated poverty\u201d. Inflation has many Canadians making tough decisions about affordability, but for some of those living with disabilities, rising costs are leading to homelessness, poverty, hunger and \u2014 in some cases \u2014 death. \u201cThere are people choosing (medical assistance in dying) right now, this is actually happening,\u201d says Victoria Levack, an advocate with The Disability Rights Coalition of Nova Scotia. \u201cBecause they don\u2019t have access to housing or supports.\u201d Last spring, a 51-year-old Ontario woman died with medical assistance after being unable to find affordable housing that m

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