{"id":9536,"date":"2019-06-06T15:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T22:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9536"},"modified":"2019-09-18T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T22:30:11","slug":"conscience-fight-moves-to-the-political-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9536","title":{"rendered":"Conscience fight moves to the political arena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Catholic Register<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Swan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having lost twice in court, the battle for conscience rights for health care workers in Ontario is now a political battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \u201cWe feel we really need legislation,\u201d said Christian Medical\n and Dental Society of Canada executive director Deacon Larry Worthen. \n\u201cIt\u2019s basically for us a call to action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest setback came May 15 when the Ontario Court of Appeal ruling upheld a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) requirement that doctors in the province must give referral for medical services such as assisted dying and abortion that conflict with their moral or religious beliefs. . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Catholic Register Michael Swan Having lost twice in court, the battle for conscience rights for health care workers in Ontario is now a political battle. \u201cWe feel we really need legislation,\u201d said Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada executive director Deacon Larry Worthen. \u201cIt\u2019s basically for us a call to action.\u201d The latest … Continue reading “Conscience fight moves to the political arena”<\/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":[32,217,9,295,511],"tags":[1822,99,3886,385,2303,2870,293],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-9536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","category-lawsuits","category-news","category-religious-freedom","category-society-politics","tag-canadian-federation-of-catholic-physicians-societies-cfcps","tag-canadian-physicians-for-life","tag-christian-medical-and-dental-association-canada","tag-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-of-ontario","tag-larry-worthen","tag-ramona-coelho","tag-referral"],"yoast_head":"\r\nConscience fight moves to the political arena - 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