Conscience rights of physicians – Decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal (2): June 2019 Newsletter of the Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia

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On May 15, 2019, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed a lower court ruling defending the requirement of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) that dissenting physicians make “effective referrals” for euthanasia (“MAiD”).

We consider this decision to be not only wrong, but founded upon non-factual assumptions, contrary to the needs of patients, and contrary to the opinion of those doctors most aware of the needs of terminally ill patients. The Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) in a  recent messaging update states, notably: that MAID referral should not be the responsibility of the individual physician, but requires a separate, publicly accessible information service, and, of course, that dissenting physicians should be respected in their choice. Continue reading editorial…

Make euthanasia unimaginable.

Sincerely,

Catherine Ferrier
President


Alliance news 

Recent publication in the World Medical Association Journal
Nr 1, May 2019, Vol. 65; Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide are Unethical Acts (Page 34) by Ewan C Goligher, Maria Cigolini,
Alana Cormier, Sinéad Donnelly, Catherine Ferrier, Vladimir A. Gorshkov-Cantacuzène, Sheila Rutledge Harding, Mark Komrad, Edmond Kyrillos,
Timothy Lau, Rene Leiva, Renata Leong, Sephora Tang and John Quinlan

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Call to action

JAMA Network Open Call for Papers: Understanding and Improving Palliative Care and Care Near the End of Life

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In the news

News from the American Medical Association (AMA) :

Commentaries

End-of-life care:

Advance Medical Directives (AMD):

  • In a press release, the Co-chairs of the Expert Committee on Incapacity and Medical Aid in Dying, Nicole Filion and Jocelyn Maclure, denounced the recent leak of the committee report and re-iterated the duty of the committee members to respect the confidentiality of committee discussions. They declined to offer any comment on the information that was leaked. Press release by the Copresidents of the Group of experts on Incapacity and Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) – in French only
  • Press release of the Liberal party of Quebec (June 14, 2019): Physician-Assisted Dying When a Person is No Longer Apt to Provide Consent. The Liberal Party of Quebec and the Quebec Party have tabled a motion in the National Assembly asking the Minister of Health and Social Services, Ms. Danielle McCann, to publish the expert report on access to physician-assisted dying for those no longer apt to provide consent, and to do so without delay. They also called for non-partisan consultations addressing access to MAID for incapable adults.
  • Opinion piece (on Alzheimer’s Disease and Medical aid in dying in French only: Alzheimer et aide médicale à mourir). A son who has been caring for his mother for 20 years, expresses her thoughts, reminding us that Alzheimer’s disease is not death, but an illness and that we should take care of the person who is sick. He asserts, ‘she still has her five senses and emotions and she is still my mother.’
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If you come across articles that could be of interest to colleagues in the Alliance please send the reference to info@collectifmedecins.org.

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