{"id":7484,"date":"2017-06-13T20:27:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T03:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7484"},"modified":"2017-09-29T20:30:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T03:30:44","slug":"doctors-challenge-ontario-policy-requiring-referral-for-services-that-clash-with-morals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7484","title":{"rendered":"Doctors challenge Ontario policy requiring referral for services that clash with morals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2-year-old policy was established under guidance of a working group and subjected to external consultation<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>CBC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>The debate over Ontario doctors&#8217; right to refuse to provide medical services that clash with their moral or religious beliefs is headed to court.<\/p>\n<p>A group of five doctors and three professional organizations is challenging a policy issued by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario that requires doctors who have a moral objection to the treatment sought by a patient to refer them to another medical professional who can provide the service. . . 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