{"id":5025,"date":"2019-08-10T08:34:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T12:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collectif.lesartsmartial.com\/en\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2025-08-12T00:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T04:20:36","slug":"good-news-from-the-u-s-july-august-2019-newsletter-of-the-physicians-alliance-against-euthanasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectifmedecins.org\/en\/good-news-from-the-u-s-july-august-2019-newsletter-of-the-physicians-alliance-against-euthanasia\/","title":{"rendered":"Good news from the U.S.: July-August 2019 Newsletter of the Physicians&#8217; Alliance against Euthanasia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ti5bONA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"205\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From time to time, among the many conflicting developments affecting the<br>worldwide euthanasia debate, we have the pleasure of underlining something<br>positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 10<sup>th<\/sup>, the American Medical Association (one of the world\u2019s largest and most influential National Medical Associations),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatornet.com\/careful\/view\/us-doctors-vote-to-oppose-assisted-suicide\/22575\">voted to retain its opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/collectifmedecins.org\/en\/good-news-from-the-u-s\/\">Continue reading editorial\u2026<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make euthanasia unimaginable.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Catherine Ferrier<br>President \n\n************************************************************************\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\">Alliance news\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As intervenors in the Gladu-Truchon case, we anxiously await the Quebec Superior Court\u2019s decision that is expected to be rendered in the following weeks.<\/p>\n<p>************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\">In<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\"> the news<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frenchman Vincent Lambert died dehydrated on July 11th after a long court battle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/2019\/07\/vincent-lambert-death-by-discrimination\/?fbclid=IwAR3DMVcF9vO-ig0doluUyl58N9na-QII5FoLuasGsJcCy1CdZQJPldndntI\">Vincent Lambert: Death by discrimination<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NyT5tMPpoL0PL3cSn4ZE4T1EUReKEa87\/view\">MAiD stats for Ontario<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/5499618\/netflix-removes-13-reasons-why-suicide-scene\/\">Netflix deletes graphic scene from \u201c13 Reasons Why<\/a>\u201d<\/strong>: <em>13 Reasons Why\u00a0<\/em>drew criticism in its first season for its graphic depiction of a teenager\u2019s suicide. \u201c<em>After the premiere of &#8220;13 Reasons Why,&#8221; the search phrase &#8220;how to commit suicide&#8221; rose 26% above what would normally have been expected for that time; &#8220;suicide prevention&#8221; went up 23%; and &#8220;suicide hotline number&#8221; climbed 21%<\/em>,\u201d as per data from a published article in <a href=\"JAMA%20Intern%20Med.%202017;177(10):1527-1529.%20doi:10.1001\/jamainternmed.2017.3333\">JAMA Internal Medicine.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7268627\/Justice-Minister-David-Gauke-make-euthanasia-legal.html\">Justice Minister David Gauke<\/a> <\/strong>gives the green light for controversial move to make assisted dying legal &#8211; just days before he is expected to leave office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p>************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\">Doctor&#8217;s voices<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-BrNEkHVGtY\"><strong>Why psychiatrists should oppose euthanasia<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\">Commentaries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepublicdiscourse.com\/2019\/06\/52503\/\">Dementia, Dualism, and What Makes Us Human<\/a>, <\/strong>by Aaron Rothstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatornet.com\/features\/view\/the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-is-fear-itself\/22658\"><strong>\u2018The only thing we have to fear is fear itself\u2019<\/strong><\/a> by Margaret Somerville<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiancarealliance.org.au\/abandon_all_hope\">Abandon all hope: Euthanasia for mental disorders<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\u201cGuidelines issued for assessing and executing requests for euthanasia and assisted suicide from people with mental disorders, including addictions such as alcoholism, by the\u00a0Netherlands Federation of Medical Specialists and the\u00a0National Council of the Order of Physicians of Belgium essentially authorize doctors to agree with a patient that abandoning all hope &#8211; as if they were at the gates of hell in Dante&#8217;s Divine Comedy &#8211; is the only proper response to their mental illness or addiction.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p>************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\">Events<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imagineweek.ca\/en\"><strong>The IMAGINE week<\/strong><\/a>: Montreal, October 14-20, 2019<br \/>New conversations about end-of-life questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.physiciansforlife.ca\/courses\/cpl-conference-2019\/\"><strong>Canadian Physicians for Life Annual Conference<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong>Ottawa, October 25 to 27, 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/residencesoinspalliatifs.com\/en\/physician-professional-development-day\/\">Professional <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/residencesoinspalliatifs.com\/en\/physician-professional-development-day\/\"><strong>Development Day for Physicians<\/strong><\/a>: Montreal, October 4, 2019. Presented by the Montreal Institute for Palliative Care, a branch of the West Island Palliative Care Residence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\">Resources<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Euthanasia, behind the scenes: Reflections and caregiver experiences<\/strong><br \/>(Available in French only: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Euthanasie-lenvers-d%C3%A9cor-R%C3%A9flexions-exp%C3%A9riences\/dp\/2874022454\">Euthanasie, l\u2019envers du d\u00e9cor\u00a0: <em>R\u00e9flexions et exp\u00e9riences de soignants<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/igericare.healthhq.ca\/\"><strong>Online education for dementia caregivers from McMaster University<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>Helping you provide patient- and family-centred care in your practice with a prescription for dementia education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.5pt; color: #ad3030;\">In the literature<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Journal of pain and symptom management.<\/em><\/strong> March 2019 Volume 57, Issue 3, Pages\u00a0635\u2013645.e4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualhospice.ca\/Assets\/McPherson%20et%20al%20Safe%20and%20Appropriate%20Use%20of%20Methadone%20in%20Hospice%20and%20PC%20March%202019_20190510102006.pdf\">Safe and Appropriate Use of Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care<\/a>: Expert Consensus White Paper. McPherson, ML, Walker, KA, Davis, MP, <em>et al.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Journal of Medical Ethics<\/em><\/strong> Published Online First: 15 May 2019. doi: 10.1136\/medethics-2018-105120 <a href=\"https:\/\/jme.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2019\/05\/15\/medethics-2018-105120\">Pressure in dealing with requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide. <em>Experiences of general practitioners.<\/em><\/a> <br \/>de Boer ME, Depla MFIA, den Breejen M<em>, et al<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>JAMA.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Published online June 26, 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/2737238\">New Guidelines Aim to Expand Palliative Care Beyond Specialists.<\/a> Abbasi J.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Palliative Medicine<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0July 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31280666\">A qualitative study of physicians\u2019 conscientious objections to medical aid in dying<\/a>.\u00a0Bouthillier, M.-E., &amp; Opatrny, L.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><em>If you come across articles that could be of interest to colleagues in the Alliance please send the reference to <a href=\"mailto:info@collectifmedecins.org\">info@collectifmedecins.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">***********************************************************************<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NOT ALWAYS RECEIVING OUR EMAILS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have not been receiving\u00a0our communications regularly (newsletters or mailings, at least once a month)\u00a0a firewall or\u00a0spam\u00a0filtering service is likely to be the cause of the issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Kindly try the steps below:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Check your profile to be sure we are using your desired email address.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Check your\u00a0spam\/junk folder.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are using Gmail, check to see if you have a \u201cPromotions\u201d tab and look there. 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On June 10th, the American Medical Association (one of the world\u2019s largest and most influential National Medical Associations),&nbsp;voted to retain its opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide. Continue reading editorial\u2026 Make euthanasia unimaginable. 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