{"id":10862,"date":"2021-08-20T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T03:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10862"},"modified":"2021-08-31T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T03:54:13","slug":"bill-undermines-conscientious-objection-to-vad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10862","title":{"rendered":"Bill Undermines Conscientious Objection to VAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CQ T<strong>oday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duncan Evans<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying (VAD) may not be an option for Queenslanders if the state government\u2019s bill to legalise VAD is passed in its present form, a leading healthcare provider has warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a media statement released last week, Mater Board Chair Francis Sullivan AO said the proposed legislation would force Mater to allow assisted dying to take place at its facilities in direct contradiction to the moral ethos upon which the healthcare provider delivers patient care to Queenslanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe proposed law will also compel Mater and other not-for-profit providers to allow doctors who are not known to our hospitals to enter our facilities to administer lethal doses to our patients,\u201d Mr Sullivan said. . . .<a href=\"https:\/\/cqtoday.com.au\/news\/2021\/08\/20\/bill-undermines-conscientious-objection-to-vad\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CQ Today Duncan Evans Conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying (VAD) may not be an option for Queenslanders if the state government\u2019s bill to legalise VAD is passed in its present form, a leading healthcare provider has warned. 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