{"id":6499,"date":"2016-02-17T01:55:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T09:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=6499"},"modified":"2018-03-07T09:17:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T17:17:09","slug":"quebecs-new-assisted-dying-law-leaves-doctors-struggling-to-adapt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=6499","title":{"rendered":"Quebec&#8217;s new assisted-dying law leaves doctors struggling to adapt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fear of legal reprisal still widespread among health professionals<\/h2>\n<p class=\"author\">CBC News<\/p>\n<p>Two months after Quebec&#8217;s assisted-dying law came into effect, about 10 patients have chosen to end their lives with the help of a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Health Minister Ga\u00e9tan Barrette says this is a sign that things are going well and there are no systematic obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The information that I have from the ground and from the College of Physicians is that teams are in place and that access is there,&#8221; Barrette said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Problems, if there were any, were resolved quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Doctors and patient advocates tell a different story.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre M\u00e9nard, a lawyer specializing in health law, says his clients have reported trouble obtaining\u00a0medical assistance to die. . . 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