René Arseneault at the Medical Assistance in Dying Committee

On October 25th, 2022. See this statement in context.

October 25th, 2022 / 6:55 p.m.

Liberal

René Arseneault Liberal Madawaska—Restigouche, NB

I understand that. You're talking about the patient's perception. I'd like to know the the health professional's point of view.

We've heard a lot of professionals talk about safeguards and all that. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't get the impression that health professionals, regardless of the province they live in, have told patients that there are no specialists to treat their condition and that, consequently, if they want medical assistance in dying, they could administer it to them.

I want to know the profession's stance on this. Have you seen your peers administer medical assistance in dying because there were no other available treatments?

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