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A look at the many ethical and moral pitfalls of expanding access to MAiD in:
– Quebec: Decision-making incapacity, disability and the obligation of hospices to offer MAiD
– Ottawa: Decision-making incapacity, mature minors and mental disorders

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26
FEB
2023

Alliance communication, Blog, Press Releases, Uncategorized

Open letter to Dr. Mauril Gaudreault, President and the Board of Directors of the Collège des Médecins du Québec

An initiative of Dr. Catherine Ferrier, with the support of several colleagues, sent to the College on November 28

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7
DEC
2022

Blogue, Communications du Collectif, Lettres ouvertes

OPEN LETTER

The 2022 Elections and MAiD by Advance Medical Requests

The Bill that no party wants to talk about

September 21, 2022

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It is difficult to predict the first course of action of the government that will be elected on October 3. However, we know that most parties have promised to reintroduce Bill 38 on medical aid in dying ...

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23
SEP
2022

Alliance communication, Blog, Open letters

Doctors Say No

Doctors Say No – International We are committed to the concept of death with dignity and comfort, including the provision of effective pain relief and excellence in palliative care.

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19
JUN
2022

Alliance communication, Doctors Say No, Resources

Brief submitted to the Committee on Health and Social Services (Commission de la santé et des services sociaux) studying Bill 38, An Act to amend the Act respecting end-of-life care and other legislative provisions

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8
JUN
2022

Alliance communication, Blog, Briefs

PRESS RELEASE re: Bill 38

For immediate release

Montreal, 26^th May 2022

The CAQ government in Quebec is celebrating the end of the parliamentary session by offering death to as many people as possible. With two weeks left before the summer break the government intends, almost without debate, to radically extend the “medical aid in dying” law.

Death from COVID and war is not enough: we now must deliver it to vulnerable seniors with dementia, and force it upon independent palliative care homes.

Palliative care homes, which are financed primarily ...

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26
MAY
2022

Alliance communication, Briefs, Press Releases

Thoughts on medical assistance in dying by advance request

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13
APR
2022

Alliance communication, Blog, Briefs

Missing the mark on a profound social change with MAiD for mental illness

The following article was published today in Policy Options. The authors offer an insightful commentary in response to a recently published article co-authored Dr. Mona Gupta addressing the Quebec’s commission report.

Missing the mark on a profound social change with MAiD for mental illness

</div></figure><a class="ka_button small_button small_black" href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/missing-the-mark-on-a-profound-social-change-with-maid-for-mental-illness/" rel="bookmark" title="Continue reading about Missing the mark on a profound social change with MAiD for mental illness"> <span>Continue reading →</span></a> <div class="post_date"> <span class="day">24</span> <br /> <span class="month">MAR</span> <br /> <span class="year">2022</span> </div> <div class="post_comments"> <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/missing-the-mark-on-a-profound-social-change-with-maid-for-mental-illness/#post-comments"><span>0</span></a> </div> <a class='post_share sharelink_small' href='https://collectifmedecins.org/en/missing-the-mark-on-a-profound-social-change-with-maid-for-mental-illness/' data-gal='prettySociable'>Share</a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <p class="post_cats"><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/category/alliance-communication/" >Alliance communication</a>, <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/category/blog/" >Blog</a>, <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/category/uncategorized/" >Uncategorized</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="blog_wrap post-5880 post type-post status-publish format-standard sticky hentry category-alliance-communication category-blog category-open-letters tt-blog-no-feature"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/letter-from-dr-louis-morissette/" title="Letter from Dr. Louis Morissette">Letter from Dr. Louis Morissette</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content"> <p>Following is a letter written by Psychiatrist (and member of the Physicians’ Alliance), Dr. Louis Morissette to <a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/our-commitment-to-readers/">Policy Options</a> in response to a recently published <a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/quebec-maid-report-mental-disorders/">article co-authored by Dr. Mona Gupta</a>. <br />The letter has been refused for publication.</p> <div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Policy-Options-Lettre-LM.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:600px" aria-label="Embed of Embed of Policy Options (Lettre LM).."></object><a id="wp-block-file--media-b20240e7-921c-4487-92a2-6d0bd9ccb546" href="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Policy-Options-Lettre-LM.pdf">Policy Options (Lettre LM)</a><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Policy-Options-Lettre-LM.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button" download aria-describedby="wp-block-file--media-b20240e7-921c-4487-92a2-6d0bd9ccb546">Download</a></div> <a class="ka_button small_button small_black" 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post-5885 post type-post status-publish format-standard sticky hentry category-alliance-communication category-blog category-blogue category-communications-du-collectif category-infolettre category-newsletter tt-blog-no-feature"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/newsletter-march-2022/" title="Newsletter, March 2022">Newsletter, March 2022</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content"> <div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Newsletter-March-2022-1.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:600px" aria-label="Embed of Embed of Newsletter-March-2022-1.."></object><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Newsletter-March-2022-1.pdf">Newsletter-March-2022-1</a><a 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Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care tabled their report (please see attached document).</p> <div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/report_of_the_select_committee_on_the_evolution_of_the_act_respecting_end-of-life_care-3-1.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:340px" aria-label="Embed of Embed of report_of_the_select_committee_on_the_evolution_of_the_act_respecting_end-of-life_care-3-1.."></object><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/report_of_the_select_committee_on_the_evolution_of_the_act_respecting_end-of-life_care-3-1.pdf">report_of_the_select_committee_on_the_evolution_of_the_act_respecting_end-of-life_care-3-1</a><a 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Ferrier and Cattan testified</a> on August 12, 2021.</p> <p>The good news is that the committee did not recommend extending “medical aid in ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button small_black" href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/december-2021-newsletter/" rel="bookmark" title="Continue reading about December 2021 Newsletter"> <span>Continue reading →</span></a> <div class="post_date"> <span class="day">21</span> <br /> <span class="month">DEC</span> <br /> <span class="year">2021</span> </div> <div class="post_comments"> <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/december-2021-newsletter/#post-comments"><span>0</span></a> </div> <a class='post_share sharelink_small' href='https://collectifmedecins.org/en/december-2021-newsletter/' data-gal='prettySociable'>Share</a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <p class="post_cats"><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/category/alliance-communication/" >Alliance communication</a>, <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/category/blog/" 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src="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Joint-logos-small-1024x190.png" alt="" class="wp-image-5744" srcset="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Joint-logos-small-1024x190.png 1024w, https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Joint-logos-small-300x56.png 300w, https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Joint-logos-small.png 1198w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h4 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><em>A joint reaction of Living with Dignity and the Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia to the report of the Quebec Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care</em></h4> <p><strong>Montreal, December 9<sup>th</sup>, 2021</strong> – The citizen network Living with Dignity and the Physicians’ Alliance Against Euthanasia would like to jointly express their gratitude to the ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button small_black" href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/for-immediate-diffusion/" rel="bookmark" title="Continue reading about Joint press release: Gratitude and concern"> <span>Continue reading →</span></a> <div class="post_date"> <span class="day">9</span> <br /> <span class="month">DEC</span> <br /> <span class="year">2021</span> </div> <div class="post_comments"> <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/for-immediate-diffusion/#post-comments"><span>0</span></a> </div> <a class='post_share sharelink_small' href='https://collectifmedecins.org/en/for-immediate-diffusion/' data-gal='prettySociable'>Share</a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <p class="post_cats"><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/category/alliance-communication/" >Alliance communication</a>, <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/category/alliance-communication/press-releases/" >Press Releases</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="blog_wrap post-5721 post type-post status-publish format-standard sticky hentry category-blogue category-communications-du-collectif category-infolettre tt-blog-no-feature"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/newsletter-october-2021/" title="Newsletter, October 2021">Newsletter, October 2021</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content"> <h1 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">WORLD NEWS:</span></strong></h1> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Last month, the British Medical Association (BMA) <a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/bma-moves-to-neutral-stance-on-assisted-dying">adopted a neutral stance on the issue of assisted dying</a> following a vote with a very narrow margin: 49% of the BMA’s representative body voted in favour of a motion for it to move to a position of neutrality on assisted dying, including physician assisted dying, with 48% against it and 3% abstaining. </li> <li>Click <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-shame-of-the-bma-s-euthanasia-stance">here</a> to read an insightful commentary of whether doctors can be neutral on assisted dying.</li> <li>In the UK, ...</li></ul><a class="ka_button small_button small_black" href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/newsletter-october-2021/" rel="bookmark" title="Continue reading about Newsletter, October 2021"> <span>Continue reading →</span></a> <div class="post_date"> <span class="day">26</span> <br /> <span class="month">OCT</span> <br /> <span class="year">2021</span> </div> <div class="post_comments"> <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/newsletter-october-2021/#post-comments"><span>0</span></a> </div> <a class='post_share sharelink_small' href='https://collectifmedecins.org/en/newsletter-october-2021/' data-gal='prettySociable'>Share</a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <p class="post_cats"><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/category/blogue/" >Blogue</a>, <a 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debate around what is now called “medical aid in dying” (MAiD) since 2012, and many of our individual members long before that. The <em>Alliance</em> has a membership of over 1100 physicians<a href="#_edn1">[i]</a> who have signed our <em>Declaration</em><a href="#_edn2">[ii]</a> 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 ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button small_black" href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/brief-submitted-to-the-select-committee-on-the-evolution-of-the-act-respecting-end-of-life-care/" rel="bookmark" title="Continue reading about Brief submitted to the Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care"> <span>Continue reading →</span></a> <div class="post_date"> <span class="day">10</span> <br /> <span class="month">AUG</span> <br /> <span class="year">2021</span> </div> <div class="post_comments"> <a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/en/brief-submitted-to-the-select-committee-on-the-evolution-of-the-act-respecting-end-of-life-care/#post-comments"><span>0</span></a> </div> <a class='post_share sharelink_small' 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Consultation by the Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care">Call to Action: Public Consultation by the Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content"> <p>Dear friends,</p> <p>The Quebec Select Committee on the Evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care issued a news release (<a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=11604&qid=" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">only available in French</a>) on June 28<sup>th</sup>, 2021, announcing that it is entering the next phase of its tenure, which includes a public consultation.</p> <p>The Committee has invited the public to express their views on the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for people who are incapable of decision-making and for those whose only medical problem is a mental illness.</p> <p>This is an incredibly important ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button small_black" 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href="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Joint_Submission-to_WMA_ICOME-signed.pdf">The </a><a href="https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/declaration-of-geneva/public-consultation-on-a-draft-revised-version-of-the-icome/">World Medical Association</a> (WMA) recently held a public consultation on the draft revised version of the International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME). 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All experts and stakeholders were invited to submit comments on this draft version until 28 May 2021.</p> <p>Click below to download the Joint Submission of <a href="https://vivredignite.org/en/">Living With Dignity</a> and the Physicians’ Alliance to the WMA ICoME public consultation:</p> <div class="wp-block-file"><a href="https://collectifmedecins.org/sites/collectifmedecins.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Joint_Submission-to_WMA_ICOME-signed-1.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button" download>Download</a></div> <p>Kindly note that all submissions to the WMA were to be made in English. 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Assisted Dying: the risks for vulnerable people

Assisted dying: The risks for vulnerable people

The Mirage of Advance Requests

What kind of society administers death to those who have lost their decision-making capacity?

An initiative of Dr. Catherine Ferrier, with the support of several colleagues, sent to the College on November 28

The 2022 Elections and MAiD by Advance Medical Requests

What kind of society administers death to those who have lost their
decision-making capacity?