The following comes from the group Living with Dignity.

• Modern medicine is able to relieve all physical pain.
• "Medical aid in dying" is the injection of a poison that KILLS IMMEDIATELY.
• "Medical aid in dying" is euthanasia, forbidden by the Criminal Code.
• Bill 52 won't solve the lack of access to palliative care.
• The provisions of Bill 52 aimed at legalizing euthanasia are unconstitutional.
• Bill 52 will irreparably damage the health system.
• Legalizing "medical aid in dying" is Criminal Law.
• Only the Federal parliement can legalize euthanasia.
• The oversight Commission's processes don't provide sufficient guarantees for the safety of patients.

To claim the contrary is to deceive the public and our legislators.

The Numbers

• 88 % of palliative care physicians oppose Bill 52 52.¹
• 67 % of Quebecers don't understand what "medical aid in dying" is.²
• 69 % of Quebecers don't have access to palliative care.³
• 25 % of Quebecers don't have a family doctor.⁴
• 34 % of Montrealers don't have a family doctor.⁵

Bill 52 is modelled closely on the Belgian euthanasia law.

Deaths in 2012

Belgium

1 % ⁶ (1 432)⁷ deaths caused by euthanasia.

Netherlands

3 % ⁸ (4 188)⁹ deaths caused by euthanasia .

Quebec

60,800¹⁰ deaths. There would have been between 608 and 1,824 deaths caused by euthanasia depending on whether one uses the Belgian or Dutch percentages.

Some worrysome statistics

• 47 % Euthanasia cases in Flanders (Belgium) are not reported.¹¹
• 31 % Euthanasia cases in Flanders (Belgium) carried out without the patient's explicit agreement.¹²
• 78 % Euthanasia cases in Belgium carried out without agreement weren't even discussed with the patient.¹³
• 22 % Euthanasia cases in Belgium carried out by nurses (which is illegal).¹⁴
• 23 % Lung transplants in Belgium come from donors killed by euthanasia.¹⁵
• Deaf twins euthanized because they were going blind¹⁶ – Belgium.
• Transsexual euthanized because the surgery was unsuccessful¹⁷ – Belgium.
• Woman euthanized because she was depressed, her family not notified¹⁸ – Belgium.
• Woman euthanized because she was anorexic ¹⁹ — Belgium.
• Woman euthanized because she was going blind and couldn't handle not seeing dirt²⁰ – Netherlands.

Euthanasia Worldwide

In 2013, the World Medical Association (WMA) publically stated its position against euthanasia²¹. WMA: 106 member states²², representing over 9 million physicians.

• 196 countries in the world²³. 3 countries where euthanasia is legal.
• 99.6 % world population protected by law against euthanasia. 0.4 % world population not protected against euthanasia.²⁴

According to the World Health Organisation, palliative care intends neither to hasten nor postpone death .²⁵

Vote in February 2014

Ask your MNA to vote against Bill 52. Now. You can easily contribute to the prevention of this catastrophy: contact your MNA as soon as possible and inform them of these facts they probably don't know about. The final vote will take place in February 2014