{"id":3286,"date":"1993-06-30T22:31:05","date_gmt":"1993-06-30T22:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2020-03-15T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T16:30:06","slug":"hospital-restricts-nurses-freedom-of-conscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=3286","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Restricts Nurses’ Freedom of Conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Markham-Stoufville, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Dooley<\/p>\n

If the province can spend millions of dollars\u00a0setting up abortion clinics, Stephens said, it can well afford to hire\u00a0nurses prepared to take part in abortions, rather than forcing others to go\u00a0against their consciences. . . . And if hospitals pride themselves on being responsive to the community, this one should make plain how the recent\u00a0decision was made and why the nurses are under such compulsion.<\/h5>\n

In a column in the May issue of Thornhill Month<\/i>, John Stephens\u00a0asked, “Must it be a matter of either job or conscience?” Until now, he\u00a0wrote, the Birthplace Unit at the Markham-Stoufville Hospital has been used\u00a0as the name implies. Now, nurses in the unit who abhor abortions are being\u00a0told either to assist at these procedures or accept transfer to another\u00a0department. “For nurses who have developed great skill at the birthing\u00a0process,” Stephens pointed out, “this means giving up the job they love, and losing the opportunity to practise their expertise. In other circles, this\u00a0would be called wrongful dismissal.” [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Markham-Stoufville, Ontario, Canada David Dooley If the province can spend millions of dollars\u00a0setting up abortion clinics, Stephens said, it can well afford to hire\u00a0nurses prepared to take part in abortions, rather than forcing others to go\u00a0against their consciences. . . . 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