{"id":9933,"date":"2019-12-03T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9933"},"modified":"2020-01-18T15:35:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T23:35:33","slug":"controversial-conscience-rights-bill-in-limbo-as-fall-sitting-wraps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9933","title":{"rendered":"Controversial conscience rights bill in limbo as fall sitting wraps up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standing committee recommended Bill 207 not proceed to second reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"author\">Michelle Bellefontaine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n            The fate of a controversial private members&#8217; bill on conscience rights for medical providers is in limbo as the fall sitting of the Alberta legislature wraps up this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>             On Monday, MLAs were to debate whether they would accept a report from the standing committee on private bills and private members&#8217; bills, which recommended Bill 207 not proceed to second reading. . .  the house was suddenly adjourned after a man died by suicide on the steps of the legislature building.&nbsp; . . 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