{"id":2481,"date":"2016-12-16T16:25:03","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collectif.lesartsmartial.com\/en\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2016-12-16T16:25:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:25:03","slug":"disaster-euthanasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectifmedecins.org\/en\/disaster-euthanasia\/","title":{"rendered":"The disaster of euthanasia"},"content":{"rendered":"

This letter was originally published in the French newspaper La Presse (>><\/a>), on December 10, 2016.<\/p>\n

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At the beginning of November, physicians from one of Montreal\u2019s hospitals received a letter from the Professional Services Directorate, in which they were told of the \u201cneed [for] additional physicians for medically assisted death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Already, the friendly tone of the letter asking for the \u201chelp\u201d of refractory physicians for euthanasia markedly contrasts the political discourse of the past months. However, the pleading tone of the letter has especially revealed the inaccuracy of many accepted ideas by clearly demonstrating the disaster caused by euthanasia in Quebec.<\/p>\n

Firstly, the management acknowledges in its letter that there are only “a few physicians who have given their consent to participate in this process,” whereas popular opinion attributes the refusal to participate to only a minority group. We can therefore conclude that, in fact, the reality is the exact opposite of this prejudice; the majority of doctors are still opposed to any participation in euthanasia.<\/p>\n

Incidentally, when it was a question of \u201csubduing \u00a0refractory physicians,\u201d we now know that this was a threat to the majority of doctors.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, we see in the letter the consequence of a year of euthanasia in Quebec, all the while political discourse assures us again that everything is going \u201cvery, very, very well.\u201d During this first year, the focus was placed on accessibility to this exceptional measure in exceptional cases.<\/p>\n

However, the (predictable) result of such an approach now puts us in the throes of a growing surge of euthanasia \u2013 used \u201cmore and more regularly in our circles\u201d as per the words of the letter. Paradoxically the solution envisioned by the directorate to remedy this irresponsible behaviour would implicate the participation of \u201crefractory\u201d physicians.<\/p>\n

Finally, the letter reminds us that euthanasia will never be a trivial gesture, although much effort has been made to make it a socially acceptable \u201cprocedure.\u201d By recalling that the \u201cInterdisciplinary Support Group (ISG) assures you of its support in the process,\u201d the directorate shows that the real exception in this gesture falsely called \u201ccare\u201d lies in the seriousness of its impact on the physicians who practice it.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, we, the undersigned physicians, wish to reaffirm that we will not participate in this social drama which does nothing but add suffering to suffering. We are always of the opinion that the answer lies in quality care, and in wider access to palliative care accompanied by human support, respectful of the person.<\/p>\n

Dr Nicholas Newman, orthopedic surgeon, Montreal<\/p>\n

With the support of the following signatories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evelyne Huglo, MD, Family physician, Montreal<\/p>\n

Richard Haber, MD, Associate professor of pediatrics, MUHC<\/p>\n

Michel Brouillard, MD, General physician, Rouyn-Noranda<\/p>\n

Tommy Aumond-Beaupr\u00e9, MD, Family physician, Montreal<\/p>\n

Jean-Pierre Beauchef, MD, Endocrinology, Greenfield Park<\/p>\n

Mark Basik, MD, General Surgeon, Montreal<\/p>\n

Jacques R. Rouleau, MD, CSPQ, FRCPC, FACC, Cardiology, University Institute of Cardiology and Pulmonology, University of Laval.<\/p>\n

Mathieu Gazdovich, MD, Family physician, Montreal<\/p>\n

Liette Pilon, MD, Family physician, Montreal and Rive-Sud de Montreal<\/p>\n

Renata Sava, MD, Family physician, Montreal<\/p>\n

Simon Wing, MD, Endocrinology, Montreal<\/p>\n

Catherine Ferrier, MD, Family physician, Montreal<\/p>\n

Michel R. Morissette, MD, Retired physician<\/p>\n

Dr. Nathalie de Grandpr\u00e9, MD, Family physician, Montreal<\/p>\n

Melanie Ghobril, Resident family physician, Universit\u00e9 de Montreal<\/p>\n

Marie Jett\u00e9-Grenier, MD, Retired<\/p>\n

Guy Bouchard, MD, General practitioner and Occupational medicine, retired<\/p>\n

Odile Michaud, MD, Family physician, Otterburn Park<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 A. Morais, MD, FRCPC, Geriatrics, Montreal<\/p>\n

Abdallah Dallal, MD, Family physician, H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Saint-J\u00e9r\u00f4me<\/p>\n

Sonia Calouche, MD, Psychiatrist, Saint-Eustache<\/p>\n

Bernard H. Doray, MD, Retired pediatrician<\/p>\n

Michel Masson, MD, Retired pediatrician, Quebec<\/p>\n

Judith Trudeau, MD, Rheumatology, L\u00e9vis<\/p>\n

C\u00e9line Devaux, MD, Hematology, H\u00f4pital Charles-LeMoyne<\/p>\n

Pierrette Girard, MD, Orthopedist, Clinique m\u00e9dicale McDermot<\/p>\n

Louis Martel, MD, Family physician, Trois-Riv\u00e8res<\/p>\n

Ibrahim Mohamed, MD, Neonatal pediatrician at Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal<\/p>\n

Jacques Beaudoin, MD, Cardiology, Quebec<\/p>\n

Julien Marc-Aur\u00e8le, MD, Retired<\/p>\n

Katia Khoukaz, MD, Family physician, Montreal<\/p>\n

Daniel Viens, MD, Internal medicine, Drummoondville<\/p>\n

Louise Morissette, MD, FRCP<\/p>\n

Rosaire Vaillancourt, MD, FRCSC, Thoracic surgery, IUCPQ, Quebec<\/p>\n

Suzanne Labelle, MD, Family physician, Laval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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