{"id":7540,"date":"2017-05-16T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T23:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7540"},"modified":"2018-03-06T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T02:35:10","slug":"manitoba-bill-aims-to-protect-staff-unwilling-to-offer-assisted-death-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7540","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba bill aims to protect staff unwilling to offer assisted death"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Doctors or nurses who refuse to help patient die protected from repercussions under new legislation<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>CBC News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Medical professionals in Manitoba who refuse to help terminally ill patients die will be protected from reprisals under new legislation introduced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Manitoba&#8217;s Progressive Conservatives said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciencelaws.org\/law\/proposed\/canada-manitoba-001.aspx\">Bill 34, the The Medical Assistance in Dying (Protection for Health Professionals and Others) Act<\/a>, will ensure staff cannot be compelled to go against their own religious or ethical beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The legislation will protect the rights of those who do not wish to participate in medically assisted death for conscience, faith or other reasons,&#8221; Health Minister Kelvin\u00a0Goertzen\u00a0said. . . 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