Terminally ill patients in Quebec have the right to choose to die.
The non-partisan Bill 52, also known as an act respecting end-of-life care, passed Thursday afternoon in a free vote at the National Assembly in Quebec City.
The bill passed 94-22. There were no abstentions.
"Sometimes when you are suffering in pain, one hour can feel like one week.… The protection of the vulnerable is reflected in every aspect of this bill," said Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly Véronique Hivon, who drafted the bill when she was minister of social services under the former PQ government.
Bill 52 allows for and outlines under which conditions terminally ill Quebecers can request to receive medical aid in dying. Full story...
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The non-partisan Bill 52, also known as an act respecting end-of-life care, passed Thursday afternoon in a free vote at the National Assembly in Quebec City.
The bill passed 94-22. There were no abstentions.
"Sometimes when you are suffering in pain, one hour can feel like one week.… The protection of the vulnerable is reflected in every aspect of this bill," said Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly Véronique Hivon, who drafted the bill when she was minister of social services under the former PQ government.
Bill 52 allows for and outlines under which conditions terminally ill Quebecers can request to receive medical aid in dying. Full story...
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