{"id":246,"date":"2014-01-26T16:25:13","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T21:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2025-03-27T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T09:41:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLatest posts<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"blog-posts-shortcode-outer-wrap\"><ul class=\"tt-recent-posts\"><li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Philippe Couillard\u2019s Concerns About the Evolution of MAiD + Press Review\" href=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/newsletter-october-19-2026\/\"><h3>Philippe Couillard\u2019s Concerns About the Evolution of MAiD + Press Review<\/h3><p>Is the Best Possible Palliative Care Accessible in Quebec?\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tYour Living with Dignity Newsletter\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nDear allies,\n\"I was warned about this b...<\/p><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"One Canadian bill to block MAID for mental illness AND allow advance requests\" href=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/com-october-7-2026\/\"><h3>One Canadian bill to block MAID for mental illness AND allow advance requests<\/h3><p>Issues that deserve two separate bills\t\t\t\t\n\t\tMontreal, October\n7, 2026 \u2013 Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister\nMarjorie Michel announced...<\/p><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"2026 Quebec Election\" href=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/2026-quebec-election-call-to-action-lwd\/\"><h3>2026 Quebec Election<\/h3><p>Call to Action with Three Simple Questions\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: \u00c9lections Qu\u00e9bec\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tThe Living\nwith Dignity citiz...<\/p><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><br class=\"clear\" \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTweets<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seems like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UN<\/a> Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CRPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CRPD<\/a> agrees w <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BetteroffDead?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BetteroffDead<\/a>&#39;s findings:<br \/>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAiD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MAiD<\/a> for persons w disabilities &quot;based on negative, ableist perceptions of the quality &amp; value of the life of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PwD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PwD<\/a>&quot;<br \/>\ud83d\udd0eConcluding observations<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iIKhLPgwZ5\">https:\/\/t.co\/iIKhLPgwZ5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GquRLpgySf\">pic.twitter.com\/GquRLpgySf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivre dans la Dignit\u00e9 \/ Living with Dignity (@Vivredignite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vivredignite\/status\/1904913209930195357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAudio & Vid\u00e9o<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t<iframe title=\"Encouraging a loved one not to choose medical aid in dying: it&#039;s possible! #love #respect\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2QXqueQ_HGU?feature=oembed&wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our publications (newsletter + call to action)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/newsletter-2\/subscribe-to-publications\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSUBSCRIBE<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i>Regarding \u201cunbearable pain,\u201d we must kill the pain, not the person with the pain. Failure to offer pain management is now a breach of human rights. <\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sommerville-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMargaret Somerville<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder of McGill Center for Medicine, Ethics and Law<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i>End-of-life is a precious moment, for us and for the person leaving us. It is our responsibility to make it a privileged moment, to make ourselves available, to look at our loved ones under a new light, and to see them as they truly are. End-of-life is a period where we simplify and show the essential of what we want to leave to our loved ones.<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/vinay-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPatrick Vinay<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhysician and board member of Living With Dignity<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/collectifmedecins.org\/en\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/alliance_physicians-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/alliance_physicians-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/sites\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/alliance_physicians.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call to Action with Three Simple Questions<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: \u00c9lections Qu\u00e9bec<br \/>\nThe Living<br \/>\nwith Dignity citizen network invites you to take part in one of the simplest<br \/>\nactions you can &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-246","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17053,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions\/17053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}