{"id":9852,"date":"2019-11-08T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9852"},"modified":"2020-01-18T15:55:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T23:55:44","slug":"conscience-rights-bill-will-infringe-on-patients-access-to-services-legal-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9852","title":{"rendered":"Conscience rights bill will infringe on patients\u2019 access to services, legal experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Star Edmonton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nadine Yousif<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n EDMONTON\u2014Legal experts say a bill tabled in the Alberta \nlegislature that aims to protect conscience rights of health care \nproviders may have dire consequences for access to health care services \nin the province, despite the assertion of the government that it will \nnot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peace River backbench MLA Dan Williams tabled Bill 207<\/a> in the legislature on Thursday \u2014 he said the bill seeks to affirm the Charter rights of physicians and nurses who object to providing certain medical procedures on the basis of moral or religious obligations. . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Star Edmonton Nadine Yousif EDMONTON\u2014Legal experts say a bill tabled in the Alberta legislature that aims to protect conscience rights of health care providers may have dire consequences for access to health care services in the province, despite the assertion of the government that it will not. 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