Public Inquiry Ordered Into Assisted Death of Quadriplegic Quebec Man Over Bed Sores

Public Inquiry Ordered Into Assisted Death of Quadriplegic Quebec Man Over Bed Sores
An ambulance drives up to a hospital in Longueuill, Quebec. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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A public inquiry will be held into the death of a quadriplegic man who received medical assistance in dying (MAID) after he developed severe bedsores during a visit to a hospital emergency room.

Normand Meunier, 66, developed the sores following a visit to the hospital at Saint-Jérôme, a Quebec government news release said.