{"id":7719,"date":"2017-04-05T11:40:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T18:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7719"},"modified":"2018-03-05T18:34:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T02:34:59","slug":"ontarios-legislators-under-tremendous-pressure-to-amend-bill-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7719","title":{"rendered":"Ontario&#8217;s legislators under &#8216;tremendous pressure&#8217; to amend Bill-84"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Catholic Register<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Michael Swan<\/p>\n<p>With more than 22,000 emails and letters in their in-boxes, Ontario legislators have rarely been under as much pressure to amend a bill as they have been over conscience rights for doctors in Bill-84.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Ontario Health Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins has promised to have a &#8220;care co-ordination service&#8221; up and running as early as May. . .<\/p>\n<p>However, Hoskins and the Liberals have so far avoided saying they would override the policy of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario which requires doctors to refer for medically assisted death even against their moral, religious and ethical convictions. . . [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicregister.org\/item\/24790-tremendous-pressure-on-ontario-s-mpps-to-amend-bill-84\">Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Catholic Register Michael Swan With more than 22,000 emails and letters in their in-boxes, Ontario legislators have rarely been under as much pressure to amend a bill as they have been over conscience rights for doctors in Bill-84. 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