Quebecers' opinions sought on right-to-die issue

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The government of Quebec agreed to create an ad-hoc roaming commission to hear public submissions on the right to die. Pauline Marois, leader of the Parti Quebecois, held a news conference this morning to announce she was seeking the agreement of the National Assembly. Now that the Liberals have agreed, a vote is a formality.

Geoff Kelley, the Liberal chairman of the legislature's health and social service committee, which is organizing the project, said: "This is not a partisan debate. There is not a Liberal position, or a PQ position or an ADQ (Action democratique du Quebec) position or a Quebec solidaire position. It's just something that I think 125 members of this assembly have a responsibility to look at and have a responsibility to untangle these very complex moral, legal and medical issues."

"I believe that more then ever the Quebec population is ready to hold this debate," Pauline Marois said. "Quebecers are people who understand inconsiderate suffering and they want to find solutions."

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Authier, Philip. "Quebecers' opinions sought on right-to-die issue". The Montreal Gazette. December 3, 2009 1:26. <www.montrealgazette.com/health/Right+debate+overdue/2298300/story.html>. The Gazette, 1010 Ste. Catherine St. West, Suite 200, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 5L1, CANADA.

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  • right-to-die

  • public hearings

  • Quebec

  • Canada

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Mailed: Thursday, December 3, 2009 14:25:18 -0600
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