Quebec Minister of Health Yves Bolduc and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Quebec, Jean-Marc Fournier have announed that a committee of legal experts will be formed to determine how to allow assisted suicide and euthanasia in the province, though the procedures are criminal offences in Canada. [LifeSite News]
The announcement follows a report from a legislative committee that recommended “relevant legislation be amended” to allow the services. The report also recommended mandatory referral by objecting physicians.