Mennonites who run Salem Home in Winkler, Man., spend about $10-million a year of taxpayers’ money for end-of-life care. For them, it’s a matter of conscience rooted in their view of the dignity of human life. Read more >>
Continue reading Assisted dying: Focus on support for the suffering, not hastened deathNOTE: The original article was published in French in the Huffintgon Post on July 20, 2016 (read original article here >>).
Free and informed consent?
We learned in The Gazette (>>) that there have been ministerial modifications to conform the Act respecting end-of-life care to the federal law. Among other changes, a reflection period of 10 days has been added as well as the validation of a request by two independent witnesses. In short, measures to reduce the risks associated with a ...
Continue reading Free and informed consent?In an article originally published in French in the Huffington Post following the ministerial modifications to conform Quebec's Act respecting end-of-life care to the federal law, Aubert Martin explains that these changes remind us that there are indeed risks of abuse and, therefore, these changes put us back into the heart of a fundamental issue regarding assisted suicide: free and informed consent. Read more >>
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An interview with Aubert Martin on the forced repeal of McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) policy exempting its palliative care unit from having patients killed there by euthanasia.
Continue reading Quebec health minister orders hospital to allow euthanasia in palliative care unit