5-year report: Euthanasia in Quebec is no longer an exceptional "treatment" A report on the situation of end of life care between 2018 and 2023 in Quebec, has shown the important position now held by Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), i.e. euthanasia, in Quebec...
Odette's choice: What was left unsaid by France 2 on euthanasia in Canada The programme Envoyé Spécial broadcast by France 2 on Thursday 30th January 2025 on the euthanasia of a woman from Quebec poses grave concerns regarding the partiality of the reporting and the...
Requesting euthanasia in anticipation has now become possible in Quebec Since 30th October 2024, it has become possible in Quebec to apply for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) i.e. euthanasia, in anticipation. This measure introduced in Quebec is included in a law...
Feedback of experience on euthanasia and assisted suicide abroad The contributions from the International Symposium on the end of life, organised by Alliance VITA in collaboration with the European Bioethics Institute (Belgium) and the Living with Dignity citizens'...
Quebec: A campaign to avoid "Medical assistance in dying" A novel campaign was launched on Monday 13th May 2024 to encourage close relatives not to choose "medical assistance in dying", the expression used in Canada to designate euthanasia. Elaborated by the "Living...
After extending access to euthanasia for people whose natural death is not “reasonably predictable” a mere 5 years after passing the first law in 2016, Canada intends to organise its access for people suffering from mental disease as of 17th March 2023.
On May 25th, a new euthanasia bill, referred to in Canadian legislation as “medical aid in dying” (MAiD), was tabled in Quebec. If Bill 38 is adopted, it will add very laxist and controversial measures to the existing law. First of all, the criterium of a “reasonably...
