Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
Kelly Block, a Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan has sponsored Private Members Bill C-268: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (intimidation of health care professionals) cited as the Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act. Bill C-268 is scheduled for its first hour of debate on May 27, 2021.
Sign the EPC petition supporting Bill C-268 (Link).
Bill C-268
protects conscience rights for medical professionals by preventing
coercion and intimidation to participate in acts and protects their
employment for medical professionals who conscientiously object to
certain acts.
Bill C-268 amends Section 241.5 (1) of the criminal code to state:
Every person who, for the purpose of compelling a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, pharmacist or other health care professional to take part, directly or indirectly, in the provision of medical assistance in dying, uses violence or threats of violence, coercion or any other form of intimidation, is guilty
Bill C-268 also amends Section 241.5 (2) of the criminal code to state:
Every person who refuses to employ, or dismisses from their employment, a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, pharmacist or other health care professional for the reason only that they refuse to take part, directly or indirectly, in the provision of medical assistance in dying is guilty
Sign the EPC petition supporting Bill C-268 (Link).
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition supports Bill C-268 and we will keep you up-to-date with the progress of the bill.
More information on this topic:
- Assisted suicide and conscience rights must be reconciled (Link).
- Physicians should not be forced to make referrals for MAiD (Link).
- Dr Leonie Herx: Without my conscience rights I cannot be a good physician for my patients (Link).
- A growing number of Canadian physicians are being bullied to participate in MAiD (Link).
Nunca pensé que un médico pudiera decidir sobre mi vida.Si está para curar dolencias y todo tipo de enfermedades cómo va a.tomarse el poder de darme la muerte.
ReplyDeleteVine al mundo por decisión de Dios que me demostró su infinito Amor.Yo nunca pensé en quitar a mi creador el puesto de Dios.Dios es uno y yo soy feliz de tener un Dios tan maravilloso ❤️
Who are we anyway to make decisions who should live or die and who is to be the one to kill anyone? We need to stop playing GOD, HE is the only one to decide when we live or die. Remember we all reap what we sow.
ReplyDeleteDoctors swear an oath to do no harm. The medical profession is supposed to heal people, not kill them.
ReplyDeleteI've read that new doctors no longer have to take the "do no harm" oath. I could have read false info. but judging by what's happening I wouldn't be surprised.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to state that the Hippocratic Oath is long gone. Some doctors will take the oath, but it is personal not required. The new oath is not even similar to the old one.
ReplyDeleteLord , Adonai , remove the wicked from the king , and righteousness shall be established before the throne “. Prov. 25:5
ReplyDeleteAnna
Amen may the Lord remove the wicked and establish justice according to Him
ReplyDeleteFrank
What used to be the Hippocratic oath is now the hypocritical oath, anything goes! It is not about healing and curing, but what is the easiest way out. And God will have His final say in all these cases. It is horrible what tis happening and we should all fight this tooth and nail
ReplyDeleteCan this bill or a similar one
ReplyDeleteallow medical professionals to decline participation in abortions?
This bill deals with conscience rights in general, not only as it applies to MAiD.
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