Dear friends and colleagues,
I am writing to bring your attention to a letter written by a group of medical professionals who are advisors to the Vulnerable Persons Standard (http://www.vps-npv.ca/). The letter calls on the Attorney General of Canada to appeal a recent Quebec Superior Court decision that struck down the end of life criterion in Canada’s medical assistance in dying legislation. The authors are concerned about the far-reaching implications of this decision – both within medicine and within Canadian society.
Please consider signing this open letter to indicate your support and call for the Federal government to appeal this decision.
To view the letter, please click here.
To endorse this letter, please email info@vps-npv.ca with your name and qualifications/position and the municipality and province where you practise. Institutional affiliations provided for identification purposes only.
The letter will be shared publicly and released to the media. Please submit your endorsements by October 9th; and please share this email widely throughout your networks.
Sincerely,
Catherine Ferrier
President