{"id":541,"date":"2013-12-20T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/euthanasia-facts-numbers-truth-infographic-2\/"},"modified":"2014-04-14T16:06:13","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T20:06:13","slug":"euthanasia-facts-numbers-truth-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/euthanasia-facts-numbers-truth-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Euthanasia &#8211; Facts, Numbers, Truth &#8211; Infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/euthanasia_thetruth_bill521.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/euthanasia_thetruth_bill521.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Euthanasia: The Truth, The Facts, The Numbers<\/h3>\n<p> Legalizing \"medical aid in dying\" (Bill 52)?   The Quebec government hasn't told you that\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Modern medicine is able to relieve all physical pain.<\/li>\n<li>\"Medical aid in dying\" is the injection of a poison that KILLS IMMEDIATELY.<\/li>\n<li>\"Medical aid in dying\" is euthanasia, forbidden by the Criminal Code.<\/li>\n<li>Bill 52 won't solve the lack of access to palliative care.<\/li>\n<li>The provisions of Bill 52 aimed at legalizing euthanasia are unconstitutional.<\/li>\n<li>Bill 52 will irreparably damage the health system.<\/li>\n<li>Legalizing &quot;medical aid in dying&quot; is Criminal Law.<\/li>\n<li>Only the Federal parliement can legalize euthanasia.<\/li>\n<li>The oversight Commission's processes don't provide sufficient guarantees for the safety of patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To claim the contrary is to deceive the public and our legislators.<\/p>\n<h3>The Numbers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>88&nbsp;% of palliative care physicians oppose Bill 52&nbsp;52.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#1\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>67&nbsp;% of Quebecers don't understand what \"medical aid in dying\" is.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#2\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>69&nbsp;% of Quebecers don't have access to palliative care.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#3\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>25&nbsp;% of Quebecers don't have a family doctor.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#4\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>34&nbsp;% of Montrealers don't have a family doctor.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#5\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bill 52 is modelled closely on the Belgian euthanasia law.<\/p>\n<h3>Deaths in 2012<\/h3>\n<h4>Belgium<\/h4>\n<p>1&nbsp;% <sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#6\">6<\/a><\/sup> (1  432)<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#7\">7<\/a><\/sup> deaths caused by euthanasia.<\/p>\n<h4>Netherlands<\/h4>\n<p>3&nbsp;% <sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#8\">8<\/a><\/sup> (4  188)<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#9\">9<\/a><\/sup> deaths caused by euthanasia .<\/p>\n<h4>Quebec<\/h4>\n<p>60,800<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#10\">10<\/a><\/sup>  deaths. There would have been between 608 and 1,824 deaths caused by euthanasia depending on whether one uses the Belgian or Dutch percentages.<\/p>\n<h3>Some worrysome statistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>47&nbsp;% Euthanasia cases in Flanders (Belgium) are not reported.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#11\">11<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>31&nbsp;% Euthanasia cases in Flanders (Belgium) carried out without the patient's explicit agreement.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#12\">12<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>78&nbsp;% Euthanasia cases in Belgium carried out without agreement weren't even discussed with the patient.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#13\">13<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>22&nbsp;% Euthanasia cases in Belgium carried out by nurses (which is illegal).<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#14\">14<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>23&nbsp;% Lung transplants in Belgium come from donors killed by euthanasia.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#15\">15<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Deaf twins euthanized because they were going blind<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#16\">16<\/a><\/sup> \u2013 Belgium.<\/li>\n<li>Transsexual euthanized because the surgery was unsuccessful<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#17\">17<\/a><\/sup> \u2013 Belgium.<\/li>\n<li>Woman euthanized because she was depressed, her family not notified<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#18\">18<\/a><\/sup> \u2013 Belgium.<\/li>\n<li>Woman euthanized because she was anorexic <sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#19\">19<\/a><\/sup> \u2014 Belgium.<\/li>\n<li>Woman euthanized because she was going blind and couldn't handle not seeing dirt<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#20\">20<\/a><\/sup> \u2013 Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Euthanasia Worldwide<\/h3>\n<p>In 2013, the World Medical Association (WMA) publically stated its position against euthanasia<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#21\">21<\/a><\/sup>.  WMA: 106 member states<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#22\">22<\/a><\/sup>, representing over 9 million physicians.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>196 countries in the world<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/euthanasia-facts-numbers-truth-infographic-2\/\">23<\/a><\/sup>. 3 countries where euthanasia is legal.<\/li>\n<li>99.6 % world population protected by law against euthanasia. 0.4 % world population not protected against euthanasia.<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#24\">24<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the World Health Organisation, palliative care intends neither to hasten nor postpone death .<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/vivredignite.org\/2013\/12\/infographic.html#25\">25<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h1>Vote in February 2014<\/h1>\n<p>Ask your MNA to vote against Bill 52. Now. You can easily contribute to the prevention of this catastrophy: contact your MNA as soon as possible and inform them of these facts they probably don't know about. The final vote will take place in February 2014<\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>  Canadian Society of  Palliative Care Physicians.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chpca.net\/news-and-events\/news-item-34.aspx\">http:\/\/www.chpca.net\/news-and-events\/news-item-34.aspx<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/story\/1231511\/l-aide-medicale-a-mourir-au-quebec-un-homicide-donc-inconstitutionnelle-objections-majeures-des-opposants\">http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/story\/1231511\/l-aide-medicale-a-mourir-au-quebec-un-homicide-donc-inconstitutionnelle-objections-majeures-des-opposants<\/a><\/li>\n<li>INRS. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspq.qc.ca\/pdf\/publications\/472-soinspalliatifsquebec.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.inspq.qc.ca\/pdf\/publications\/472-soinspalliatifsquebec.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canadian Family Physician.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfp.ca\/content\/53\/11\/1871.full\">http:\/\/www.cfp.ca\/content\/53\/11\/1871.full<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msss.gouv.qc.ca\/documentation\/salle-de-presse\/medias\/Sondage%20Montr%C3%A9al%20-%20%20Accessibilit%C3%A9%20aux%20m%C3%A9decins%20de%20famille.pdf\">http:\/\/www.msss.gouv.qc.ca\/documentation\/salle-de-presse\/medias\/Sondage%20Montr%C3%A9al%20-%20%20Accessibilit%C3%A9%20aux%20m%C3%A9decins%20de%20famille.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1% est un chiffre  conservateur et ne tient compte que des euthanasies rapport\u00e9es. Statistiques  belges de population et d\u00e9c\u00e8s. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/belgium\/demographics_profile.html\">http:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/belgium\/demographics_profile.html<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-25364745\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-25364745<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2430479\/One-thirty-deaths-Holland-euthanasia-choosing-end-lives-cancer.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2430479\/One-thirty-deaths-Holland-euthanasia-choosing-end-lives-cancer.html <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2430479\/One-thirty-deaths-Holland-euthanasia-choosing-end-lives-cancer.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2430479\/One-thirty-deaths-Holland-euthanasia-choosing-end-lives-cancer.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Institut de la statistique du  Qu\u00e9bec. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stat.gouv.qc.ca\/statistiques\/population-demographie\/bulletins\/coupdoeil-no26.pdf\">http:\/\/www.stat.gouv.qc.ca\/statistiques\/population-demographie\/bulletins\/coupdoeil-no26.pdf<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>British Medical Journal. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2950259\/\">http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2950259\/<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Canadian Medical Association  Journal. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/182\/9\/895.short\">http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/182\/9\/895.short<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Canadian Medical Association  Journal. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/182\/9\/895.short\">http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/182\/9\/895.short<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Canadian Medical Association  Journal. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/182\/9\/905.full\">http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/182\/9\/905.full<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.applied-cardiopulmonary-pathophysiology.com\/fileadmin\/downloads\/acp-2011-1_20110329\/05_vanraemdonck.pdf\">http:\/\/www.applied-cardiopulmonary-pathophysiology.com\/fileadmin\/downloads\/acp-2011-1_20110329\/05_vanraemdonck.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2261985\/Belgian-twin-brothers-killed-doctors-choosing-euthanasia-able-again.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2261985\/Belgian-twin-brothers-killed-doctors-choosing-euthanasia-able-again.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2440086\/Belgian-transsexual-Nathan-Verhelst-44-elects-die-euthanasia-botched-sex-change-operation.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2440086\/Belgian-transsexual-Nathan-Verhelst-44-elects-die-euthanasia-botched-sex-change-operation.html <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercatornet.com\/articles\/view\/how_my_mother_died\">http:\/\/www.mercatornet.com\/articles\/view\/how_my_mother_died <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioedge.org\/index.php\/bioethics\/bioethics_article\/10388\">http:\/\/www.bioedge.org\/index.php\/bioethics\/bioethics_article\/10388<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2448611\/Blind-Dutch-woman-euthanised-loss-sight.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2448611\/Blind-Dutch-woman-euthanised-loss-sight.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>R\u00e9solution de l'AMM sur  l'euthanasie. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/30publications\/10policies\/e13b\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/30publications\/10policies\/e13b\/index.html <\/a><\/li>\n<li>AMM \u00e9tats membres.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/60about\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.wma.net\/fr\/60about\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/cs\/countries\/a\/numbercountries.htm\">http:\/\/geography.about.com\/cs\/countries\/a\/numbercountries.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Luxembourg\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Luxembourg<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Netherlands\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Netherlands<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Belgium\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Belgium<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_population\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_population<\/a><\/li>\n<li>OMS. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/cancer\/palliative\/definition\/en\/#\">http:\/\/www.who.int\/cancer\/palliative\/definition\/en\/#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nEuthanasia: The Truth, The Facts, The Numbers<br \/>\n Legalizing &#8220;medical aid in dying&#8221; (Bill 52)?   The Quebec government hasn&#8217;t told you that\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Modern medicine is able to relieve all physical pain.<br \/>\n&#8220;Medical aid in dying&#8221; is the injection of a poison that KILLS IMMEDIATELY.<br \/>\n&#8220;Medical aid in dying&#8221; is euthanasia, forbidden by the Criminal Code.<br \/>\nBill 52 won&#8217;t solve the lack of access to palliative care.<br \/>\nThe provisions of Bill 52 aimed at legalizing euthanasia are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=541"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1284,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions\/1284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}