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The first day of consultations on Bill 52 was held in the red room in the Quebec Parliament building on September 17th 2013. The groups who expressed their opinions that day were groups of doctors and pharmacists. Many subjects were discussed but two in particular are worth examining at a deeper level : the problem of definitions and the question of aptitude.

Invited groups

The groups who were invited to speak today were:

1. Collège des médecins du Québec
2. Fédération des médecins omnipratriciens du Québec
3. Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec
4. Association ...

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Living with Dignity deposed a brief to the Commission of Health and Social Services pertaining to Bill 52. The brief is available here:  Download the brief.

Living with Dignity will present its brief before the parliamentary commission on Wednesday September 25th 2013 at noon.

At 1:15, the spokespeople for Living with Dignity will be available to answer any questions in the Press Tribunal located in the Jacques L'archevêque room in the Quebec Parliament building.

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During the second day of consultations on Bill 52, we only heard from two groups. Both groups are for the proposed bill. Suggestions of note, that the revocation of requests for medical aid in dying be written by hand, that the bill be broadened to include inapt people, even minors and that the doctor who objects must find another to perform the task.

Invited groups

The two groups invited today were:

1. Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OPTSQ)
2. Association québécoise ...

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Dear friends of Living with Dignity,It is a great pleasure that I'm announcing the nomination of Mr. Nicolas Steenhout as director general of the Living with Dignity network (LWD).

Mr. Steenhout is originally from Montreal. He has extensive experience in Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand in advocacy and media relations for the needs of people with disabilities. He directed Centers for Independent Living in two U.S. states. He comes to VDD from Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, where he ...

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By Marc Beauchamp

M. Beauchamp is a doctor and spokesperson for the Collective of Doctors for the Medical Refusal of Euthanasia. M. Racicot is a retired lawyer and spokesperson for the citizen network Living with Dignity.

The Marois government's Bill 52 on «end-of-life care», which deals with the «right to die with dignity», includes a chapter seeking to decriminalize and to legalize forms of active euthanasia.

To confuse the population, euthanasia is being presented under the neologism «medical aid in dying». It is ...

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