{"id":9867,"date":"2019-11-13T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9867"},"modified":"2020-01-18T15:50:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T23:50:04","slug":"health-minister-uncertain-about-constitutionality-of-doctors-conscience-rights-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9867","title":{"rendered":"Health minister uncertain about constitutionality of doctors’ conscience rights bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Calgary Herald<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Kaufman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n A controversial doctors\u2019 conscience-rights bill won\u2019t impede \nservices for abortion, transgendered people and those seeking medically \nassisted death, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the minister admitted he isn\u2019t entirely familiar with some aspects of private member\u2019s Bill 207<\/a>, which passed first reading in the legislature last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those comments came the same day the Alberta Medical Association expressed opposition to the bill, calling it \u201cunnecessary\u201d while saying it threatens to \u201climit access to patient services.\u201d . . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Calgary Herald Bill Kaufman A controversial doctors\u2019 conscience-rights bill won\u2019t impede services for abortion, transgendered people and those seeking medically assisted death, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Wednesday. But the minister admitted he isn\u2019t entirely familiar with some aspects of private member\u2019s Bill 207, which passed first reading in the legislature last week. 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