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April 28, 2017

Poor still face obstacles in medical arena, say experts

Ontario doctors are fine-tuning its policy against 'cherry picking' of patients to prevent further alienation of the sick and the poor.

TORONTO – Helping poor people is a lousy business model.

Published in Canada
March 30, 2017

Doctors’ college sticking to referral policy for assisted suicide

President of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Dr. David Rouselle, told told the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs it was sticking by its policy requiring doctors to provide an “effective referral” whenever a patient asks for assisted suicide.

The people who grant and deny medical licenses in Ontario faced off against the two largest provincial organizations representing doctors on March 30 at Queen’s Park and told the doctors they have to sacrifice their conscience rights to serve patients.

Published in Canada
March 2, 2017

More groups are joining the fight for conscience rights

The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Christian Legal fellowship have been granted leave to file a joint-intervention in the lawsuit brought by five Ontario doctors.

OTTAWA – Groups defending conscience rights and religious freedom will be allowed to participate in a court case challenging the Ontario physicians’ college.

Published in Canada