{"id":7829,"date":"2017-02-13T21:35:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T05:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7829"},"modified":"2017-11-04T21:39:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T04:39:23","slug":"legal-group-fights-policy-forcing-pro-life-doctors-to-refer-for-abortion-euthanasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7829","title":{"rendered":"Legal group fights policy forcing pro-life doctors to refer for abortion, euthanasia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Lifesite News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Steve Weatherbe<\/p>\n<p>TORONTO, February 13, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) \u2013 A Calgary conscience rights group has joined Ontario Christian doctors in fighting a requirement that they refer patients for euthanasia and abortion \u2014 and perform both procedures in emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) was granted intervenor status in a legal action launched by five Ontario Christian doctors, the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada (CMDS), and other doctors&#8217; groups.<\/p>\n<p>Their target is the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, which controls the profession with the power to licence and de-licence doctors. In June, the Christian doctors will go to court in an attempt to have two new college policies ruled unconstitutional. . . .[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/ontario-physicians-receive-assistance-in-fight-against-forced-euthanasia-ab\">Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifesite News Steve Weatherbe TORONTO, February 13, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) \u2013 A Calgary conscience rights group has joined Ontario Christian doctors in fighting a requirement that they refer patients for euthanasia and abortion \u2014 and perform both procedures in emergencies. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) was granted intervenor status in a legal action launched &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7829\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Legal group fights policy forcing pro-life doctors to refer for abortion, euthanasia&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,217,9],"tags":[3886,385,782,1545,1269,2303,384,293],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","category-lawsuits","category-news","tag-christian-medical-and-dental-association-canada","tag-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-of-ontario","tag-evangelical-fellowship-of-canada","tag-john-carpay","tag-justice-centre-for-constitutional-freedoms","tag-larry-worthen","tag-ontario","tag-referral"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>Legal group fights policy forcing pro-life doctors to refer for abortion, euthanasia - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7829\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Legal group fights policy forcing pro-life doctors to refer for abortion, euthanasia - Protection of Conscience Project News\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lifesite News Steve Weatherbe TORONTO, February 13, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) \u2013 A Calgary conscience rights group has joined Ontario Christian doctors in fighting a requirement that they refer patients for euthanasia and abortion \u2014 and perform both procedures in emergencies. 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