Meagan Gillmore
Meagan Gillmore is a journalist in Ottawa and is the Ottawa reporter for the national news site Canadian Affairs. She has reported extensively on disability issues, as well as covering euthanasia and assisted-suicide news in Canada, including for The Walrus, TVO.org, Accessible Media Inc and Christianity Today. She received the 2023 Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability. You can follow her on X @meagangillmore.
For four years, I’ve reported on the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada. I’ve listened to disabled Canadians share their fears and stories, feeling their sorrow deeply. Through this, I’ve found that MAiD starkly reminds me of Jesus’s hope, generosity, and presence in grief.