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Toronto Sun<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Mark D’Souza<\/p>\n

Bill 84 is the Ontario government’s proposed legislation designed to implement Ottawa’s law on medically assisted dying.<\/p>\n

It ignores the conscience rights of doctors like myself, who oppose euthanasia on ethical grounds and, in its current form, will decrease public access to palliative care.<\/p>\n

In 2015, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario changed its human rights policy to say doctors who oppose euthanasia must refer their patients who want to be considered for it to another doctor to carry out.<\/p>\n

Doctors like myself argue this provision \u2014 known as effective referral \u2014 involves us in the euthanasia process against our will. . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Toronto Sun Dr. Mark D’Souza Bill 84 is the Ontario government’s proposed legislation designed to implement Ottawa’s law on medically assisted dying. It ignores the conscience rights of doctors like myself, who oppose euthanasia on ethical grounds and, in its current form, will decrease public access to palliative care. 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