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DESCRIPTION:It has been two years since Quebec’s National Assembly passed B
 ill 52\, “An Act Respecting End-of-Life Care”\, legalizing medical aid in 
 dying (MAID) in the province.\n\nIn this symposium\, a palliative care doc
 tor who provides MAID\, a lawyer who fights for access to it\, and an acad
 emic who studies policy governing MAID will discuss Bill 52’s implementati
 on and lessons that may be learned from real cases from the province and a
 broad. The speakers will discuss the following four cases:\n\nJean Brault 
 - A disabled man who\, to meet the end-of-life criterion of Bill 52\, bega
 n a hunger strike that lasted 53 days.\n	Jocelyne Lizotte - A patient suffe
 ring from advanced Alzheimer’s dementia who was denied access to MAID beca
 use she was deemed incompetent.\n	Kate Cheney - An 85-year-old with inopera
 ble cancer who was judged competent to access MAID in Oregon\, despite not
 able cognitive problems and possible pressure from family members.\n	Véroni
 que Dorval - A woman with bipolar disorder who took her life after being d
 enied access to MAID.\nAbout the speakers\n\nDr. Jocelyn Downie teaches he
 alth care ethics and law at Dalhousie University. She has written extensiv
 ely on end-of-life legislation and assisted-dying in Canada.\n\nMe. Jean-P
 ierre Ménard has worked as a patient advocate and lawyer practicing health
  law in Quebec for over 30 years. He chaired the judicial committee appoin
 ted by the Quebec National Assembly to make legal recommendations on Quebe
 c’s first MAID legislation.\n\nDr. Alain Naud is a family and palliative c
 are physician in Quebec City\, as well as a Full Professor at the Faculty 
 of Medicine of Université Laval. He was the first health professional to p
 ublicly discuss his personal experience providing MAID in Quebec.\n\nOrgan
 ized by the Medical Student Study Group on Physician-Assisted Dying\, the 
 91������ Law Journal of Law and Health\, and the 91������ Law Students Associa
 tion. The venue is accessible to wheelchairs\, and parents with children a
 re welcome. For any questions regarding accessibility\, write to mcgillmed
 pass [at] gmail.com.\n\nThis event is accredited for 2 hours of Continuing
  Legal Education for jurists by a recognized provider.\n\n \n
DTSTART:20180115T230000Z
DTEND:20180116T010000Z
LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Medical Aid in Dying in Quebec: Two Years Down the Road
URL:/law/channels/event/medical-aid-dying-quebec-two-y
 ears-down-road-283699
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