The Health Minister bowed to the criticism and agreed to withdraw a controversial article from his bill on expanding medical assistance in death (MAID).
Christian Dubé announced Thursday at a press briefing in the National Assembly that he refuses to extend AMM to people suffering from severe neuromotor disability, such as quadriplegia.
The minister explained that he had heard the concerns of the opposition parties on this subject, and that he had withdrawn the article so as not to slip The law project.
The other day, opposition parties reacted with surprise to the unveiling of Bill 38, asserting the fact that the issue of disabilities has never been debated in Quebec.
They referred to this clause in the bill as rabbit out of hat of the minister, who later denounced the work rough draft by Christian Dubé in this very delicate case.
On Thursday, Mr. Dubé denied he was wrong, saying he listened to the College of Physicians that pushed by many to have severe neuromotor impairment included in the bill.
” There is legal ambiguity between the federal government and Quebec that is extremely uncomfortable for doctors. If my mistake was listening to what people live on earth […]here. “
Bill 38 is generally intended to allow people with Alzheimer’s, for example, to make an initial request for MAID, which is the subject of an agreement in Quebec.
For now, it is necessary to be able to give consent at the time of obtaining the MA, with a few exceptions.
Source: Radio-Canada
