Medical Aid In Dying
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Fear of reprisal means some Quebec doctors are afraid to give MAID, college of physicians saysThe letter, signed by Quebec's college of physicians president Mauril Gaudreault, does not specify what kind of reprisals doctors fear or from whom.HealthAug 25
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Quebecers no longer seeing doctor-assisted deaths as last resort: oversight body'Medical aid in dying is not there to replace natural death,' said the head of the independent body that monitors the practice of doctor-assisted deaths in the province.CanadaAug 15
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Quebec expands law for medically-assisted deaths, allows early requests for procedureThe law allows people with a serious and incurable disease to apply for a doctor-assisted death before their condition deteriorates and prevents them from consenting to one.HealthJun 7
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Quebec tables legislation to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dyingThe primary change in the bill tabled Thursday, applies to people suffering from a "serious and incurable'' illness that could make them incapable of consenting to medical care.HealthFeb 16
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Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalizedTransplant Quebec says it received 854 organ donation referrals in 2022, which it said was a "record number.'' About 15 per cent of all donors in the past year had received MAID.HealthFeb 8
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Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted-dying billThe main thrust of the bill is to allow people to make an advanced request for an assisted death in the event they develop severe Alzheimer's disease.HealthJun 9, 2022
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Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quicklyThe main thrust of Bill 38 is to allow people with severe Alzheimer's disease to receive an assisted death. It needs unanimous approval in the legislature to be passed quickly.HealthMay 26, 2022
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Quebec woman who fought to expand medical aid in dying has passed awayNicole Gladu was at the forefront of the legal fight for medically-assisted dying in Quebec.CanadaMar 31, 2022
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Jean Truchon, Quebecer who fought to expand medically assisted death, receives procedureJean Truchon's lawyers said he received medical aid in dying at a Montreal-area long-term care facility.CanadaApr 8, 2020
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New study finds medical aid in dying not driven by lack of access to palliative careMedical aid in dying is not being driven by factors such as poverty, isolation, or lack of access to proper palliative care, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.HealthFeb 12, 2020
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