Following is a letter written by Psychiatrist (and member of the Physicians’ Alliance), Dr. Louis Morissette to Policy Options in response to a recently published article co-authored by Dr. Mona Gupta.
The letter has been refused for publication.
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Dear friends,
On December 8, 2021, the Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care tabled their report (please see attached document).
You will recall that we submitted a brief and a follow-up letter to the committee, and Drs. Ferrier and Cattan testified on August 12, 2021.
The good news is that the committee did not recommend extending “medical aid in ...
Continue reading →August 26th, 2021,
We thank you for the opportunity to share our experience and our views with you, through our written brief and our oral testimony and discussion with you on August 12, 2021.
We write now to expand on two important questions that arose during the discussion following our testimony.
The situation in Quebec health care under the current law
We had the impression that some Commission members were surprised and troubled by our presentation of the situation in Quebec health care under ...
Continue reading →Please click the following link to view our mailing of July 1, regarding the Quebec Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care.
The Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia will appear before the Committee on August 12. Dr. Candice Cattan and Dr. Catherine Ferrier will represent the Alliance. You can read our brief online.
As you will recall, this ...
Continue reading →The Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia has participated in the debate around what is now called “medical aid in dying” (MAiD) since 2012, and many of our individual members long before that. The Alliance has a membership of over 1100 physicians[i] who have signed our Declaration[ii] on optimal end of life care without euthanasia. Although we oppose all euthanasia on medical and philosophical grounds, we understand that the mandate of the present Committee is not to ...
Continue reading →World Medical Association (WMA) International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME) Draft revision
The World Medical Association (WMA) recently held a public consultation on the draft revised version of the International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME). All experts and stakeholders were invited to submit comments on this draft version until 28 May 2021.
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Dear Friends,
We would like to share an article that was published in the World Medical Journal last week, on the importance of conscience to practise medicine with integrity. Part 1 of the article was published a few months ago.
As you know, a third extension was granted to address the changes in Bill C-7, with the new deadline set for Feb. 26, 2021. The proposed changes will facilitate access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for those whose ...
Continue reading →Click here to read Part 1 of the article (August 2020). Available in English only.
Click here to read Part 2 of the article (December 2020). Available in English only.
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