Dr. Leonie Herx at the Medical Assistance in Dying Committee

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

April 25th, 2022 / 9:05 p.m.

Chair and Associate Professor, Palliative Medicine, Queen’s University and Chair, Royal College Specialty Committee in Palliative Medicine, As an Individual

Dr. Leonie Herx

I will first make sure to know what is going on with the patients and what they understood about palliative care. That is crucial. Palliative care is so misunderstood by people, and people don't understand what natural dying and death look like.

I am saying that's part of how we respond.

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