# Son sounds alarm after father’s medically assisted death in Canada: Way past appropriate’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/son-sounds-alarm-after-fathers-medically-assisted-death-in-canada-way-past-appropriate/
- Published: 2026-11-07T17:00:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:25:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/son-sounds-alarm-after-fathers-medically-assisted-death-canada-way-past-appropriate
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Baz died through Canada’s MAiD programme on 27 February 2024.
- His son says the process moved far faster than the family expected.
- The experience prompted questions about safeguards and oversight.

## Summary

Eric Edmeades says his father Baz’s medically assisted death in Canada happened far sooner than the family expected, leaving them little time to prepare. The experience has led Edmeades to question whether the programme has adequate safeguards, and he argues that its implementation has gone “way past appropriate”, while acknowledging that assisted dying may be suitable in some circumstances.

Baz, who was in his late 70s, had several health problems, including epilepsy and neurological pain, and his independence and physical health had declined. The family began taking his interest in MAiD seriously in January 2024, believing the process could take at least six months; he died under the programme on 27 February. Edmeades says he was not in contact with his father’s medical providers and only pieced together what had happened afterwards.

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