In Quebec, the Minister of Health had to face the facts on Thursday: the examination of the extension of “medical assistance in dying” to patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease requires more time than the deputies had it before the end of the parliamentary session on June 10. Bill 38 consisted of about fifty articles. In particular, he would have authorized “advance requests” for “medical assistance in dying”, for patients with “serious cognitive disorders”. It had been tabled at the end of May, following recommendations issued by a cross-partisan commission in December. The resumption of parliamentary work is scheduled for October.
