Montreal Archdiocese Considering Legal Options After Court Denies Injunction Against MAID

The Roman Catholic diocese in Montreal says it is considering its options after its palliative care home was denied an exemption from Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID). Quebec’s Superior Court ruled March 1 that people’s right to choose their medical care—including a doctor-assisted death—outweighs any infringement of religious freedom. “This request was only the first step in proceedings to invalidate, notably on the basis of the right to freedom of religion and conscience protected by the Canadian and Quebec Charters, the obligation imposed on all palliative care homes, without exception, to offer ‘medical aid in dying,’” Archbishop of Montreal Christian Lépine said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times....