Quebec Elections 2018: Palliative Care at Will!

LET US CALL FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY PALLIATIVE CARE FOR ALL

On October 1, there will be an election to choose a new Government for Quebec.

The election campaign is a great opportunity to claim our rights and to insist that the
next government provide concrete measures to allow all Quebec citizens access to
quality palliative care when they need it.

It is time to act!

The impact of this issue for our families is enormous. At present, 1 out of ...

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Vol. 27

Living With Dignity Newsletter  Vol. 27

 

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Alleged victims at Ontario nursing home all thought to have died of natural causes

After the death of her husband, Maureen Pickering moved to the Caressant Care nursing home in Woodstock, before dying on March 28, 2014. Her last moments are now under scrutiny with police alleging she and seven other elderly people didn’t die naturally, but were drugged to death by a registered nurse.

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With assisted suicide, context is everything

Each dying patient has their own context and belief frame for their “suffering.” Each case has its own mix of causes, and things that make it worse or better. When we fully understand what’s going on, it is rare that suffering can’t be greatly palliated. It then follows that the perceived need to end life to alleviate suffering is a very rare occurrence.

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