This morning, La Presse tells us how some CHSLD refuse that their residents film what is happening there. A few months ago, Le Soleil was telling us that our elders are receiving bad treatment in CHSLD. Irene Ogrizek tells us how her mother was repeatedly over-medicamented in a CHSLD. If “medical aid in dying is legalised, these CHSLD will not only have the right, but the duty to conduct it. This is a recipe to ensure abuse.
Think about it: A place that has a reputation for ill-treating our elders, and that refuses to clear their name by letting events be filmed. What do they have to hide?
What will they want to hide once “medical aid in dying” becomes legal and common-place?
We’ve said it before, but we must repeat ourselfs: We aren’t that different than in the rest of the world. Significant abuse will happen in Quebec.
Don’t legalise euthanasia, no matter what you call it.