{"id":15666,"date":"2023-11-13T14:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/?p=15666"},"modified":"2023-11-13T16:35:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:35:48","slug":"com-november-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/com-november-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"New Testimonies and Call for Briefs from the AMAD Committee + Press Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our communication this week focuses primarily on the new work of the Special Joint Committee (House of Commons and Senate) on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD). You will find a reflection on the first testimonies heard and, above all, a call for briefs, that are to be submitted <\/span>before… this Thursday, November 16, 2023 (!). Indeed, we learned last week that experts and the public had only a few days to prepare their documents. The AMAD committee will continue its work until November 28, 2023 and must produce a report by January 31, 2024; regarding “the degree of preparedness attained for a safe and adequate application of MAiD in cases where mental disorder is the sole underlying medical condition.” You will also find a short press review and the link to the final version of Bill 11, An Act to amend the Act respecting end-of-life care and other legislative provisions, as adopted on June 7, 2023 at the National Assembly of Quebec.<\/span><\/p>\n


Have a great week, <\/span>

Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre <\/span>
Coordinator 
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Testimonies at the AMAD Committee Testimonies resumed on November 7, 2023 to “verify the level of readiness reached for a safe and adequate application of MAiD (in cases where mental disorder is the sole medical issue invoked).” The list of invited witnesses <\/span>can be found here<\/a>.

It included several professional associations (the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the Association of Psychiatrists of Quebec, and the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada) and Dr. Mona Gupta, who chaired <\/span>the expert group on MAiD and mental illness<\/a>. The witnesses invited were convinced that Canada is ready to offer MAiD for cases of mental disorders as early as March 17 next year.

Here is a video excerpt (in French) of the exchange between MP Luc Th\u00e9riault and the president of the Association of Psychiatrists of Quebec in response to the question: why does Quebec refuse to follow suit on the issue of mental disorder?

<\/span>Complete excerpt at 20:07:03 of the committee meeting video<\/a> (with English translation).<\/span>
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Extrait comit\u00e9 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 #AMAD<\/a> 7\/11 aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir.
\u00c9change @luctheriaultbq<\/a> Association des m\u00e9decins psychiatres du Qu\u00e9bec:
Pourquoi QC refuse-t-il d’embo\u00eeter le pas sur la question du trouble mental?
D\u00e9sol\u00e9 Dre Claire Gamache, ce n’est pas par stigmatisation, mais pr\u00e9caution 1\/ pic.twitter.com\/baTp6SUGgE<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Vivre dans la Dignit\u00e9 \/ Living with Dignity (@Vivredignite) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>