A Vancouver senior citizen is speaking out after she claims medical staff at a Canadian hospital suggested physician-assisted suicide as her initial treatment option when she sought care for intense back pain. Miriam Lancaster, 84, told the Western Standard that after providing her basic medical information, hospital workers inquired whether she would consider ending her life. Lancaster declined the suggestion and ultimately received proper medical care for what was diagnosed as a hairline fracture in her pelvis. The incident has sparked anger among Canadian organizations that oppose assisted suicide.
