{"id":216,"date":"2012-07-22T20:22:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T03:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=216"},"modified":"2012-07-22T20:22:19","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T03:22:19","slug":"leader-of-alberta-party-reverses-support-for-freedom-of-conscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"Leader of Alberta party reverses support for freedom of conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Danielle Smith, leader of Alberta&#8217;s Wildrose Party, has stated that the party will reverse its position on freedom of conscience, instead adopting a policy that health care workers should be forced to facilitate services or procedures to which they object for religious or moral reasons.\u00a0 Her statements have been contested by one of the party&#8217;s elected members [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgarysun.com\/2012\/07\/22\/wildrose-mla-expects-robust-debate-over-sex-change-policy-reversal\"><em>Calgary Sun<\/em><\/a>].<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/project\/blog\/2012\/04\/25\/defeated-political-party-leader-considers-abandoning-support-for-freedom-of-conscience\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Defeated political party leader considers abandoning support for freedom of conscience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/project\/blog\/2012\/04\/04\/freedom-of-conscience-frightens-premier-of-alberta\/\">Freedom of conscience frightens Premier of Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/project\/blog\/2012\/04\/12\/in-the-true-north-strong-and-free\/\">In the True North Strong and Free <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danielle Smith, leader of Alberta&#8217;s Wildrose Party, has stated that the party will reverse its position on freedom of conscience, instead adopting a policy that health care workers should be forced to facilitate services or procedures to which they object for religious or moral reasons.\u00a0 Her statements have been contested by one of the party&#8217;s &hellip; 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