On May 15th, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed the 2018 Divisional Court ruling that doctors with conscientious objection to “medical assistance in dying” must provide patients who request it with an “effective referral” to another physician or service willing to provide it.
Please click here for the Ontario court decision.
Needless to say, we are very disappointed with this ruling.
We look forward to receiving detailed legal analysis of the judgment and will share it with you as it becomes available.
More information on Freedom of Conscience for Medical Professionals: A Conversation with Dr. Ramona Coelho. David Anderson, MP speaks with Dr. Ramona Coelho, MD via Skype about the importance of the Hippocratic Oath; the role of conscience as a medical professional; the impact of referrals on conscience rights; and his Private Member’s Bill, C-418, the Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act.