Canada: medical regulators’ policies re: freedom of conscience

Annotated Extracts and Links

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

• Moral or Religious Beliefs Affecting Medical Care (1 January, 2010)
• Physician Assisted Death: Advice to the Profession (March, 2016)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

• Access to Medical Care (November, 2012)
• Physician Assisted Dying: Interim Guidance (25 February, 2016)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba

• Conscience Based Objection (December, 2015)
• Physician Assisted Death (June, 2016)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick

• Re: Declining to provide service on moral/religious grounds
• Moral Factors and Medical Care

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador

• Policy on Physician Assisted Dying (29 March, 2016)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

• Standard of Practice:Physician Assisted Death (13 January, 2016)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

• Agreement with Dr. Stephen Thomas Dawson (2002)
• Professional Obligations and Human Rights (March, 2015)
• Interim Guidance on Physician Assisted Death (January, 2016)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island

• Conscientious Objection to Provision of Service (29 February, 2016)
• A Physician’s Obligation Regarding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) (9 May, 2016)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatachewan

• Conscientious Objection (September, 2015)
• Physician Assisted Dying (November, 2015)

Collège des Médecins du Québec

• Code of Ethics of Physicians (R.S.Q., c. C-26, s. 87)
• Legal, Ethical and Organizational Aspects of Medical Practice in Québec (ALDO Quebec)
• An Act Respecting End-of-Life Care

Yukon Medical Council

• Moral or Religious Beliefs Affecting Medical Care
• Physician Assisted Dying: Advice to the Profession (11April, 2016)