The RCMP are investigating the case of a Nova Scotia man who took his wife to an assisted-suicide clinic in Switzerland so she could kill herself.
Elizabeth MacDonald, 38, had a severe form of multiple sclerosis that left her in a wheelchair, unable to move. As well, her throat was beginning to paralyze.
Eric MacDonald said his wife asked him to take her to a clinic in Zurich that helps patients who want to die, but are too ill to kill themselves. Swiss law allows assisted suicide, provided it's done for unselfish reasons.
The RCMP was informed of the case by Canada's Euthanasia Prevention Council, which lobbies against assisted suicide.
The police force says it has opened a file into the case and intends to question MacDonald about his wife's death on June 8, and will then decide if it can lay charges.
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Elizabeth MacDonald, 38, had a severe form of multiple sclerosis that left her in a wheelchair, unable to move. As well, her throat was beginning to paralyze.
Eric MacDonald said his wife asked him to take her to a clinic in Zurich that helps patients who want to die, but are too ill to kill themselves. Swiss law allows assisted suicide, provided it's done for unselfish reasons.
The RCMP was informed of the case by Canada's Euthanasia Prevention Council, which lobbies against assisted suicide.
The police force says it has opened a file into the case and intends to question MacDonald about his wife's death on June 8, and will then decide if it can lay charges.
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