Quebec Judge Won’t Exempt Church-Supported Palliative Care Home From MAID Law

Quebec Judge Won’t Exempt Church-Supported Palliative Care Home From MAID Law
The Quebec Superior Court is seen in Montreal, on Mar. 27, 2019. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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A Superior Court judge has denied a request from Montreal’s Roman Catholic archdiocese for an exemption to a Quebec law requiring all palliative care centres in the province to provide medical assistance in dying.

Justice Catherine Piché ruled March 1 that Quebecers’ right to choose their medical care—including a doctor-assisted death—outweighs any infringement of religious freedom.