{"id":5074,"date":"2017-10-30T12:02:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T16:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2018-12-20T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T20:13:54","slug":"euthanasia-in-quebec-living-with-dignity-sounds-the-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/euthanasia-in-quebec-living-with-dignity-sounds-the-alarm\/","title":{"rendered":"Euthanasia in Quebec: Living with Dignity sounds the alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A<\/b>\u00a0second year marked again by abuse<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Montreal, October 30, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Covering the period between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, the government of Quebec published the second activity report<\/a> of the Commission sur les soins de fin de vie<\/em> (CSFV) on October 26.<\/p>\n

The report reveals that the number of cases of euthanasia continues to rise dramatically in Quebec: in total, 638 euthanasia cases<\/strong> were reported between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, out of a total of 992 requests<\/strong>. This corresponds to roughly 1% of deaths in Quebec in 2016<\/a> and is almost double the number of deaths on our roads<\/a> in the same year.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, while the first year of euthanasia in Quebec saw 21 cases of transgressions of the law<\/a> remaining without consequence<\/a>, the most recent report from the CSFV<\/a> shows 31 new cases where the Act Respecting End-of-Life Care was not observed<\/strong> before a euthanasia (referred to as \u201cmedical aid in dying\u201d in the Act):<\/p>\n

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About Living with Dignity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Living with Dignity <\/em>is an autonomous, non-profit organization in Quebec with no religious or political affiliation. Its mission is to promote the protection of the life and inherent dignity of people made vulnerable by sickness, old age or disability, by ensuring an end to their lives that is natural and respectful of the person and their dignity, through compassionate accompaniment.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact<\/u>:<\/u><\/h3>\n

Aubert Martin<\/strong>, Executive Director<\/p>\n

Living with Dignity<\/p>\n

438.931.1233<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n

A\u00a0second year marked again by abuse<\/p>\n

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