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Physicians\u2019 Alliance against Euthanasia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newsletter, February 2018<\/span>
\nImprove care. Make Euthanasia unimaginable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear friends,<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the Ontario Divisional Court released its decision in the lawsuit led by a coalition of doctors against the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), regarding the requirement that doctors who have ethical objections to certain acts (including euthanasia) must refer their patients to other health care providers who will carry out those acts.<\/p>\n

The Court\u00a0found that the religious freedom rights of Ontario doctors are significantly violated by the CPSO\u2019s policies, but that those violations can be justified to ensure patient access to healthcare. <\/strong>Ontario thus becomes the only jurisdiction in the world (beyond even Belgium and the Netherlands) with such a coercive requirement.\u00a0Continue reading editorial >><\/a><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Catherine Ferrier
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Alliance news<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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We are pleased to announce our first major medical conference, which will take place in Montreal on March 24, 2018<\/u>:<\/strong> Improving Care.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conference is addressed especially to doctors and other health professionals facing the dramatic shift that has taken place in our medical environment since the euthanasia laws passed. Equip yourself to care with confidence for patients at risk of requesting euthanasia, including those in palliative care and in nursing homes, as well as chronically ill ambulatory patients.<\/p>\n

Basic palliative care topics<\/strong> will be presented by speakers including Dr. Patrick Vinay<\/strong>, a great scientist and humanist, former dean of medicine at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and former chief of palliative care at the Centre hospitalier de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al<\/em>. McGill psychiatry professor Dr. Gabriella Gobbi<\/strong> will discuss management of treatment-resistant depression<\/strong>. We will also offer an overview of the situation in Quebec and Canada<\/strong> since the laws passed, and a panel discussion on responding to euthanasia requests<\/strong>. The day will close with a session open to the public, during which Dr. Vinay and Dr. Marjorie Tremblay will reflect on Illness in post-modern society, as well as the social and systemic barriers to palliative care. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The conference is fully bilingual<\/b>, with separate French and English sessions in adjacent rooms. There will be plenty of opportunities to network with colleagues, and interested people outside the health professions are also welcome.<\/p>\n

We are very excited to offer this conference in the heart of downtown Montreal, and we hope that you will join us on March 24th<\/sup>. For complete information on the conference and hotel bookings, and to register, please visit our website<\/a>. Please share this information with friends and colleagues who could also be interested in attending.<\/p>\n

Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Doctors’ voices<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n