{"id":7298,"date":"2017-08-19T16:59:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T23:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7298"},"modified":"2018-03-06T17:03:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T01:03:46","slug":"stand-off-with-catholic-hospitals-as-euthanasia-gains-traction-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7298","title":{"rendered":"Stand-off with Catholic hospitals as euthanasia gains traction in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bioedge.org\"><strong>Bioedge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Xavier Symons<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/assisted-dying-religion-ethics-accessibility-1.4244328\"> As euthanasia rates increase<\/a> in the Canadian province of Ontario, pressure is mounting on Catholic Healthcare providers to abandon their blanket opposition to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).<\/p>\n<p>Over 630 Ontarians have received MAiD since the procedure was legalised in Canada in 2015, according to data from the provincial coroner, yet none of these cases has taken place in a Catholic healthcare facility.<\/p>\n<p>Lobby groups are now calling for sanctions on Catholic healthcare providers, particularly in light of the public funding these providers receive.<\/p>\n<p>Dying With Dignity Canada CEO Shanaaz Gokool told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/assisted-dying-religion-ethics-accessibility-1.4244328\"> CBA News<\/a> that her organisation is considering a legal challenge of Catholic hospitals&#8217; right to conscientiously object to participation in euthanasia.<\/p>\n<p>Gokool says that the Catholic healthcare policy of transferring MAiD patients to secular facilities places an undue burden on patients. &#8220;It really depends on how precarious their physical medical condition is,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And if they are in a precarious state physically, then that can cause them more trauma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins said that access to MAiD was not currently a problem. &#8220;We&#8217;re obviously monitoring it very, very closely and currently don&#8217;t have those concerns in terms of access,&#8221; he told CBA News. &#8220;And about half of medical assistance in dying happens at home&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5805 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/consciencelaws.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cclicense-some-rights.jpg\" alt=\"Stand-off with Catholic hospitals as euthanasia gains traction in Canada\" width=\"110\" height=\"39\" \/>This article was published by Xavier Symons and BioEdge under a Creative Commons licence. 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