Physicians may be reluctant to grant interviews about complex issues and concerned that their thoughts may be oversimplified or misrepresented. The CMAJ news article about Bill 521 is a case in point. I was pleased that the definition of palliative care was changed to be consistent with the World Health Organization definition, to clearly state that palliative care “neither hastens nor postpones death.” It should follow from this that euthanasia is clearly not part of palliative care. I expressed concern that Bill 52 would create more barriers to referral to palliative care — not because of “increased paperwork” but because patients would be reluctant to see physicians who actively terminate patients’ lives. I also expressed concern that although using the term “palliative sedation” as opposed to “terminal sedation” is important, reporting medical acts such as sedation may lead to a reluctance to implement this therapy. My comments were specific to the role of palliative care with regard to Bill 52. To be clear, I do not think that euthanasia or “aid in dying” has any place whatsoever in the practice of palliative care.