{"id":5885,"date":"2014-07-28T17:30:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T00:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5885"},"modified":"2018-03-08T15:53:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T23:53:53","slug":"colf-urges-catholics-to-speak-up-for-physicians-conscience-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5885","title":{"rendered":"COLF urges Catholics to speak up for physicians&#8217; conscience rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicregister.org\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Catholic Register<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Deborah Gyapong<\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA &#8211; The Canadian Organization for Life and Family (COLF) is urging Catholics to &#8220;speak up&#8221; as the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons reviews is policy on conscience rights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2008, a similar policy review by the College very nearly resulted in a serious threat to conscience rights within the practice of medicine in Ontario,&#8221; COLF warned. Public input has been welcomed, COLF said, encouraging people insist the college protect conscience rights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No physician should be forced to act against his or her conscience by providing health care services (for example: contraception, abortion, sterilization, etc.) contrary to their moral and religious beliefs,&#8221; COLF said. 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