DOCTOR JEROME STASIAK DENIED ME THE RIGHT TO LIVE
To: Dr. Yves Bolduc,
Quebec Minister of Health
November 30, 2009
Sir,
I have written to you about this matter in the past and received only an automated response. This is a serious matter and I am asking you to take it seriously.
It has been eight months since my life was put in jeopardy by Dr. Jerome Stasiak in the emergency department at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal.
Chief of Staff, Dr. Joseph Portnoy's response to this abuse is totally unacceptable and the College des medecins du Quebec persists in telling me to let the Jewish General Hospital investigate itself.
Clearly, the hospital has no intention of taking any action and is trying to bury this case. While I am still alive, I will not allow this abuse to stand.
What do you intend to do about it?
Phyllis Carter
No reply received.
December 15, 2009
To The Quebec Human Rights Commission
I am 73 years old and a cancer patient struggling for my life and for justice. I am trying to file a formal complaint against a physician who denied me the right to live.
I am running into red tape and the classical run-around with the Quebec Human Rights Commission.
I sent you an email (see below) asking for the necessary application papers to file a complaint. I was told to download from your website. I can't do that.
I phoned. The person I spoke to this morning suggested that my case may not be eligible for consideration by the Quebec Human Rights Commission.
If I had obeyed the doctor who ordered me to go home, on April 1, 2009 I would be dead. (See my report below).
I point to your own website message:
et des droits de la jeunesse
| What are the rights and freedoms granted under the Charter? Fundamental freedoms and rights The right to life, personal security, inviolability and freedom, as well as the recognition of the legal personality of every human being [s. 1]. I want to file a formal complaint against Dr. Jerome Stasiak who, on April 1, 2009, in the emergency department of The Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, denied me the right to live. Please send me the necessary application forms and information on how to proceed. Phyllis Carter DOCTOR DENIED ME THE RIGHT TO LIVE Quebec Human Rights Commission - "Not in our jurisdiction" December 16, 2009 This afternoon, I spoke with - Anne-Marie Laurin of the Quebec Human Rights Commission -CDPDJ. She said that it is clear that my human rights were violated, but my case is not in the jurisdiction of the Quebec Human rights Commissions' because their mandate does not apply unless I can prove that the doctor discriminated against me. I asked her in whose jurisdiction this is. She suggested I get a lawyer. I have no money for a lawyer. She referred me to the College des Medecins du Quebec who have already told me that the Jewish General Hospital should investigate itself. The Jewish General Hospital has already told me that Dr. Stasiak is sorry and he apologizes. Case closed. Rosemary Steinberg, Ombudsperson for the Jewish General Hospital has referred the case to Dr. Fred Lowy for review, but based on everything I have experienced so far, I expect the cover-up will continue. Ms. Laurin then referred me to Protecteur de Citoyen de Quebec. I will try. It is survival of the most stubborn. The weak just die and are silenced forever. I am very weak but I am not dead yet. But the only real solution in an unjust society is to die. There must be someone "up there" in whose jurisdiction my case will fall. Phyllis Carter December 17, 2009 I received a phone call from Martine Caouette of "Protecteur de Citoyen du Quebec." (See below for details) She told me that this case is not in their jurisdiction. Ms. Caouette told me to go back to the Ombudsman of the Jewish General Hospital. She told me to go to the College des medecins de Quebec. She told me to get a lawyer. In a nutshell, my life is in nobody's jurisdiction. It would have been so much easier for everyone if I had obeyed Dr. Jerome Stasiak and died. Phyllis Carter |
