{"id":8283,"date":"2018-03-23T05:54:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T12:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=8283"},"modified":"2018-04-11T05:58:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T12:58:02","slug":"protecting-conscience-why-this-house-of-lords-bill-is-aimed-at-defending-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=8283","title":{"rendered":"Protecting conscience: Why this House of Lords bill is aimed at defending healthcare professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Today<\/p>\n

Laurence Wilkinson<\/p>\n

With the Brexit legislation receiving the lion’s share of attention in Parliament, there has been little to no coverage on the progression of any other bill in recent months. This is usually the time of year where activity on private members’ bills (which have only a small chance of passing into law) winds down. However, with the current Parliamentary Session being extended to two years to deal with the magnitude of the Brexit legislation, we are in extraordinary times.<\/p>\n

There is one such private member’s bill<\/a>\u00a0before the House of Lords which has seen a surprising ramp-up in activity over the last few months. The bill is sponsored by Baroness O’Loan \u2013 a widely respected legal mind from Northern Ireland who was the first Police Ombudsman \u2013 and will have its committee stage today, Friday. It is focused on the relatively niche area of protection of conscience for healthcare professionals. . . [Full text<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n

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