To our future MNAs: We want high quality palliative care, not euthanasia

Montreal, March 5, 2014 – The call for elections by the Marois government has killed Bill 52, An Act respecting end-of-life care, on the order paper. The citizen network Living With Dignity and the Physicians' Alliance against Euthanasia are very pleased with this development and the fact that the Bill – a danger to our most vulnerable citizens – has not been adopted.

Now that the question of euthanasia has been introduced into the public debate, it is crucial not to ...

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Money before people, economy before life

An excellent article, "Loving life!" was published in Le Journal de Montréal over the weekend. The author, Nathalie Elgrably-Levy, says that "the legalization of euthanasia must be looked at in the context of our healthcare system", and adds that over 70% of Canadians don't have access to palliative care. She warns of the financial risk – the financial imperative will become more important than the individual.

We have been saying for a while now that we must offer adequate palliative ...

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There is something to learn from accompanying people to the end

Nathan Friedland, a nurse at the Montreal Children's Hospital says that Bill 52 causes him, and many like him, sleepless nights. In an article for The Gazette ("Courageous teen's death has something to teach us"), he relates the story of a teenager's last few weeks.

Friedland describes moments in time, snapshots of a dying cancer patient's life, and that of his family. What strikes me most about this is how the boy was accompanied, with love, to the end.

Friedland ...

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Emmanuelle Béart supports palliative care, not euthanasia

French actress Emmanuelle Béart explains how her opinion has changed regarding end of life following the role she played in the French film « Ma compagne de nuit ». She played the role of Julia, a woman with advanced cancer, who choses to live out the rest of her days at home.

In an interview, Béart affirms that instead of talking about euthanasia we should be insuring acess to palliative care. She further explains:

« How do we help someone who is dying to live fully until the end? Maybe by ...

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Bill 52 – the fight isn’t over

The National Assembly didn’t vote on Bill 52 before suspending its work last Thursday, February 20th. You probably already heard about it in the news. Some people say that the Bill died on the order paper. However, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OUR MNAs WILL BE VOTING ON THE BILL AS SOON AS MARCH 10TH! The fight isn’t over.

While it is likely that an election will be called before the Assembly is scheduled to return to work, we must all continue ...

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