{"id":4669,"date":"2013-11-19T19:14:49","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T03:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2018-04-26T23:30:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T06:30:18","slug":"some-tasmanian-legislators-concerned-about-freedom-of-conscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=4669","title":{"rendered":"Some Tasmanian legislators concerned about freedom of conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8392 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/consciencelaws.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MP900289344-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Some Tasmanian legislators concerned about freedom of conscience\" width=\"161\" height=\"87\" \/>A bill to legalize abortion is before the Tasmanian Legislative Council.\u00a0 It proposes severe penalties on physicians and counsellors who are unwilling to facilitate the procedure by referral.\u00a0 The Tasmanian chapter of the Australian Medical Association is opposed to the provision, and the state regulator, in supporting it,\u00a0 misrepresented the physicians&#8217; ethical obligations.\u00a0 MLC Paul Harriss, though\u00a0generally supportive of the bill, has described its treatment of conscientious objection as &#8220;heavy handed.&#8221;\u00a0 Another MLC, Tony Mulder, also appears to have some concerns regarding conscientious objection. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com.au\/story\/1917262\/mlc-caution-on-abortion-bill\/?cs=95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Examiner<\/a>]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciencelaws.org\/law\/commentary\/legal029.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New frontiers in repressing dissent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciencelaws.org\/law\/commentary\/legal053.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMA Tasmania submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Australian regulator misrepresents physician obligations\" href=\"http:\/\/consciencelaws.org\/blog\/?p=3511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian regulator misrepresents physician obligations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill to legalize abortion is before the Tasmanian Legislative Council.\u00a0 It proposes severe penalties on physicians and counsellors who are unwilling to facilitate the procedure by referral.\u00a0 The Tasmanian chapter of the Australian Medical Association is opposed to the provision, and the state regulator, in supporting it,\u00a0 misrepresented the physicians&#8217; ethical obligations.\u00a0 MLC Paul &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=4669\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Some Tasmanian legislators concerned about freedom of conscience&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,30,9,760],"tags":[3393],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-4669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-australia","category-news","category-proposed-laws","tag-tasmania-australia"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>Some Tasmanian legislators concerned about freedom of conscience - 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