{"id":10826,"date":"2021-08-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10826"},"modified":"2021-08-29T10:55:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T17:55:45","slug":"what-is-conscientious-objection-heres-why-major-parties-are-talking-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10826","title":{"rendered":"What is \u2018conscientious objection\u2019? 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We will also encourage faith-based and other community organizations to expand their provision of palliative and long-term care,\u201d read the promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Toole refused to say whether that means he believes\u00a0doctors and nurses should be able to refuse to refer their patients to a willing practitioner who can offer the medical care being sought. . . <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8125975\/conscientious-objection-federal-election\/\"><strong>continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global News David Lao As the campaign for the 2021 federal election continues, one controversial topic looks to be coming right to the forefront \u2014 whether health-care professionals are obligated to provide care for service they morally oppose, or at least refer the patient to another doctor. At issue is what\u2019s known as&nbsp;conscientious objection: when &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10826\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What is \u2018conscientious objection\u2019? Here\u2019s why major parties are talking about it&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,77,32,162,9,511],"tags":[4059,293],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-10826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-assisted-suicide","category-canada","category-euthanasia","category-news","category-society-politics","tag-erin-otoole","tag-referral"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>What is \u2018conscientious objection\u2019? 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