Euthanasia: When the Means Justify the Ends

In January, the court hearings began for two Quebec people living with disability who are contesting the Federal and Provincial law requiring people to be “at the end of life” or for whom natural death is “reasonably foreseeable” in order to be admissible for euthanasia. In other words, the two plaintiffs are asking for the state to provide them with a doctor who will ...

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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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Our right to quality palliative care

 

The Act Respecting End-of-Life Care was sold to us as "first and foremost, a law of access to quality palliative care throughout the territory, at the patient's choice.” When it was adopted – not so long ago – its promoters insisted that it only legalized "medical aid in dying" (euthanasia) as an "exceptional measure for exceptional cases."

However it is now obvious that, almost four years since the day of its adoption and close to three years after its coming ...

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Vol. 27

Living With Dignity Newsletter  Vol. 27

 

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