{"id":7277,"date":"2017-05-03T19:59:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T02:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7277"},"modified":"2018-03-06T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T21:36:02","slug":"mpp-yurek-introduces-private-members-bill-to-protect-conscience-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7277","title":{"rendered":"MPP Yurek introduces private member’s bill to protect conscience rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

News Release<\/strong><\/p>\n

For immediate release<\/p>\n

Jeff Yurek<\/a><\/p>\n

QUEEN\u2019S PARK \u2013 This morning Ontario PC Health Critic MPP Jeff Yurek (Elgin-Middlesex-London), introduced his private member\u2019s bill that would amend the government\u2019s medical assistance in dying (MAID) legislation to protect the conscience rights of health care providers.<\/p>\n

Yurek\u2019s bill, An Act to amend the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 with respect to medical assistance in dying<\/em><\/a>, will make participation in MAID voluntary. The amendments will allow health care professionals to refuse to directly or indirectly participate in MAID if it violates their conscience or religious beliefs, without facing discipline from their regulatory college.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are ways for the government to ensure access to MAID while not infringing on freedom of conscience,\u201d stated Yurek. \u201cProvinces such as Alberta have proposed a self-referral system that respects patient wishes while not infringing on freedom of conscience. These are basic rights we have in Canada that the Liberals are ignoring. Not only did they Liberals omit protection of conscience rights in their legislation, they voted against Ontario PC amendments that would have addressed this important issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly the PCs have continued to stand beside our doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. \u00a0They should under no circumstances should be forced to participate in medical assistance in dying. It is my hope that the Liberal members will support my Bill to protect the rights of health care professionals across our province.\u201d concluded MPP Jeff Yurek<\/p>\n

The bill will be debated on May 18, 2017.<\/p>\n

CONTACT:<\/strong> Whitney McWilliam
\nP: 226-448-6741
\nE:\u00a0whitney.mcwilliam@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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