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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 ...

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

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 ...

Continue Reading → Bill 52 – the fight isn’t over

Will there be a vote on Bill 52 today? Shrewd are those who'd be able to tell for sure. The Parti québécois and Véronique Hivon are urging all the MNAs to not delay the vote, while the Quebec Liberal Party and the Coalition Avenir Québec are accused of partisanship on Twitter.

The Marceau budget will be deposed this afternoon and all seems to indicate that elections will be called immediately afterwards.

The Parti québécois insists on adding hours of debate today in order to assure the adoption of Bill 52. If the opposition refuses, the vote will not take place before the elections.

Why is the PQ in such ...

Continue Reading → Vote or no vote

As the MNAs started debating preceding a final vote on Bill 52, a good number of citizens braved the cold last night to express their opposition to this government project. Around 200 people held a vigil against euthanasia and Bill 52 in front of the Quebec National Assembly.

Coming from the four cornes of Quebec, they peacefully demonstrated. Dr. Claude Morin of Rassemblement québécois contre l'euthanasie, Dr. Catherine Ferrier ...

Continue Reading → Vigil against euthanasia in Quebec

Today, the Belgian Federal Parliament passed legislation that expands access to euthanasia for minors. It has been ten years since euthanasia is legal for adults in Belgium. Very soon , the Quebec National Assembly may adopt Bill 52, which would legalize euthanasia in Quebec.

In an article published by Le Figaro (in French), Dr. Christiane Vermylen , pediatric hematologist-oncologist in Leuven (Belgium), says she has never faced a request for euthanasia children in her 30 years as a physician. She ...

Continue Reading → In Belgium , children can now be euthanized … And in Quebec?