Georges L’Espérance
Dr. Georges L’Espérance is a 74-year-old former neurosurgeon and the president of the Association Québécoise pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignité. He has administered approximately 200 medically assisted death procedures, primarily for patients with foreseeable deaths, and has been instrumental in the process of applying for advance requests in Quebec, including that of Sandra Demontigny. Dr. L’Espérance engages in thorough conversations with patients and their families to ensure that their wishes regarding end-of-life care are clearly understood and documented.
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Recent news mentions
Georges L’Esperance, a doctor who has been providing assisted dying since the early days, confirmed that it is often a celebration.
Choosing when to die — and with a smile
Taiwan· 2026-02-26
Dr. Georges L’Espérance is the president of Quebec’s chapter for the Right to Die in Dignity and has administered about 200 MAID procedures.
Quebec’s advance-request MAID program offers a complicated example for other jurisdictions
Canada· 2026-02-18
