{"id":1042,"date":"2013-09-28T09:50:06","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T13:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2014-03-29T10:38:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T14:38:32","slug":"first-day-of-consultations-on-bill-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/first-day-of-consultations-on-bill-52\/","title":{"rendered":"First day of consultations on Bill 52"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0that day were groups of doctors and pharmacists. Many subjects were discussed but two in particular\u00a0are worth examining at a deeper level : the problem of definitions\u00a0and the\u00a0question\u00a0of aptitude.<\/p>\n

Invited groups<\/h3>\n

The groups who were invited to speak today were:<\/p>\n

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  1. Coll\u00e8ge des m\u00e9decins du Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n
  2. F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des m\u00e9decins omnipratriciens du Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n
  3. F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des m\u00e9decins sp\u00e9cialistes du Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n
  4. Association m\u00e9dicale du Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n
  5. Ordre des Pharmaciens du Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n
  6. Association des pharmaciens des \u00e9tablissements de sant\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We must\u00a0emphasize the fact that the directors of these groups\u00a0were not speaking on behalf of their members, who have not yet been consulted\u00a0about the proposed bill.<\/p>\n

    Definitions<\/h3>\n

    Many key words are not defined in the bills' text\u00a0and many groups fear that this would lead to confusion for the public and for the professionals. It is obvious that the terms \"terminal palliative sedation\", \"imminent death\", \"terminal phase\"\u00a0and \"medical aid in dying\" are not clear for everyone. And yet, despite the queries, the impression left by the commission is that no additional definitions will be added. Certain doctors have said that they understand the intention of the words,\u00a0others not. Many people have expressed their fear that the population may not understand. The confusion created by this lack of precision in the definitions seems to assuredly\u00a0guarantee that people not understand the danger.\u00a0 And if the law is adopted, the lack of precision in the definitions would allow for a free interpretation.\u00a0Vulnerable people would be even more so.<\/p>\n

    Aptitude<\/h3>\n

    For the moment, the bill does not permit the offer of medical aid in dying to inapt people. But the PQ and the\u00a0CAQ are open to a bill modification in order to add access\u00a0for those with dementia. Pass the bill into law, wait a while and then offer access to inapt people.\u00a0With one blow, a representative could take the decision to kill a vulnerable person. There are already enough cases that have arisen regarding problems with choices of representatives; it is not desirable that the representatives have this amount of power. Once more, the door will be wide open to all kinds of abuse.<\/p>\n

    This first day of public consultation has brought about many problems\u00a0regarding Bill 52. Let's hope that these problems keep reappearing even more clearly over the course of the following days and let us especially hope that the parliamentary commission will keep in mind these problems and recommend\u00a0the withdrawal of the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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