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By Robert Frank<\/b>
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A large majority of Chomedey citizens are worried about the euthanasia law that Quebec passed, June 5, said the riding\u2019s longtime MNA Guy Ouellette. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis was often expressed by elderly people who voiced concern about being pressured by this law,\u201d Ouellette told fellow legislators and then highlighted some of the questions that they expressed. <\/p>\n

\u201cWill they still be free to make their choice or will they feel pressured to stop receiving treatment? What will happen if they still want to continue their treatment? What if a member of their family or their doctor disagrees with their decision? What will happen to the more vulnerable and those who are alone? What if the doctors are wrong in their diagnosis? Those were some of the concerns that they voiced to me on several occasions,\u201d he said in the National Assembly before voting against the bill. <\/p>\n

Ouellette said that Chomedey residents also expressed concerns about potential blunders\u2014or worse. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey fear that the law might be extended to minors, people suffering from mental illness and the handicapped,\u201d he said. \u201cCitizens also fear that applying the law will be difficult and that the steps that have to be followed to allow someone to die might not be respected to the letter [of the law] and that there will be abuses and that the law might encourage fraud.\u201d
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\nPrefers palliative care <\/b><\/p>\n

Ouellette contended that the Quebec government should put greater emphasis on helping people in the last days of life. <\/p>\n

\u201cAll [Chomedey citizens] agreed that pain and hardship can be alleviated by good palliative care and that\u2019s where the focus should be,\u201d he underscored.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my father in December 2012 and my mother-in-law two days before the election,\u201d Ouellette added on a personal note. \u201cDespite extraordinary medical care in palliative treatment, it was still they who decided and had the last word with respect to their eternal departure.\u201d <\/p>\n

Laval des Rapides MNA Saul Polo also voted against the bill. The remaining four Laval MNAs\u2014Francine Charbonneau (Mille \u00celes), Gilles Ouimet (Fabre), Jean Habel (Ste. Rose) and Jean Rousselle (Vimont)\u2014all supported the euthanasia bill, which was passed by a majority of Quebec legislators. It is not due to come into effect for another year-and-a-half. <\/p>\n

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