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Not referring patients for euthanasia is a matter of conscience

Re: Balancing one right with another for access to assisted dying, June 14

Barbara Kay: Doctors who conscientiously object to providing euthanasia referrals should not be forced to do so

Conscientious objectors shouldn't be shunned for merely holding to the originalist criterion of their vocation.

Physicians Without Chests: On the Call to End Conscientious Objection in Medicine

An article recently published in a prestigious medical journal argues that conscientious objection should be eliminated from the practice of medicine. The argument is unsound, its conclusion dangerous and inhumane.

Why this London doctor doesn't agree with referring patients for medically assisted death

'We need to find a system that works for everybody': doctor

Scarborough health practitioners stand against assisted suicide

Doctors seek protection from policy requiring them to make referral

OMA Statement: Amendments to Bill 84 fall short

Toronto, April 12, 2017 – Protecting conscientious objection for physicians is an essential aspect of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) that the provincial government has chosen not to include in Bill 84.

Dying with dignity can’t be forced on doctors — or hospitals: Cohn

Published in the Toronto Star on April 7, 2017. Click here to read the article on their site. Coercion is a solution in search of a problem, a dead end when we have pathways to get people where they want to go.

Read our Open Letter to Members of Provincial Parliament

The Coalition for HealthCare and Conscience has signed an open letter to Ontario MPPs regarding Bill 84 and Conscience Protections.

The Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience speaks

TORONTO (March 22, 2017) - The Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience will be speaking in front of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs in reference to Bill 84: Medical Assistance in Dying Statute Amendment Act on March 23, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

‘Take my name off the list, I can’t do any more’: Some doctors backing out of assisted death

Published in the National Post on February 26, 2016. Click here to read the article on their site. Some doctors who have helped the gravely ill end their lives are no longer willing to participate in assisted death because of emotional distress or fear of prosecution if their decisions are second...