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MPs: Stand Up for Our Conscientious Doctors and Nurses!

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Support Bill C-268

To the Minister of Justice and all Members of Parliament:

I would like to voice my support for Bill C-268, “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (intimidation of health care professionals)”.

This Bill would ensure Canada’s doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers are able to do their jobs with integrity, without being coerced into acting against their conscience.

I value my health care professionals, along with their knowledge, training, expertise, and discernment. I respect the decision that many of them make to refuse to participate in euthanasia and assisted suicide (also known as “MAiD”).

Many health care providers assert that euthanasia and assisted suicide are a violation of medical ethics. This is the long-standing position of the World Medical Association. This is also enshrined in the Hippocratic Oath, the traditional standard of medical ethics. Many also express religious and moral objections over taking the life of another human being.

Some medical professionals object so strongly that they would rather leave their profession than participate in any way in these homicidal acts.

No doctors, nurses, pharmacists, or other health care providers should feel pressured to violate their conscience. They should never be at risk of discrimination or reprisals in their employment for simply acting in accord with their training, ethics, and sincerely-held beliefs.

Therefore, in support of our Canadian medical professionals, and in consideration of Canada’s Charter of Rights and its respect for conscience, I am asking you to lend your support to Bill C-268.

Bill C-268 does more than give lip service to medical professionals’ conscience rights, it puts those rights into law and penalizes abusers.

Sincerely,

[ The Undersigned ]

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Nancy S. Deep River, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 01:31pm
Do you want your doctor to be a murderer?
Elli M. Burlington, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 01:26pm
Anonymous Burnaby, BC
Apr 3, 2021 - 01:19pm
Don't take away Doctors and Health Care Professionals' rights and freedoms of conscience away by forcing them to do something against their conscience and belief.
Anonymous North York, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 01:19pm
No one should be forced to kill. I am a health care worker and I do not agree with MAiD. Is it not true that a Doctor must swear an oath to protect life? Here we are now trying to force them and other health care workers to kill people. How insane is that! Maybe we should hire gang members instead and call them MAiD killers.
Helen W. North York, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 01:02pm
Janet W. North York/Toronto, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 01:01pm
Canada is losing its soul with death-promoting policies! Promote life, not death! Support Bill C-268 with reason, passion & action!
Hanneke K. Tillsonburg, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:57pm
simon k. New Westminster, BC
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:56pm
Illa J. Merritt, BC
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:50pm
Jennifer H. Petrolia , ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:44pm
Physicians are not public executioners and should not be forced to take part in executions even remotely. The Oath of Hippocrates specifically bans causing harm or administering noxious substances. I qualified in order to help my patients not to kill them whether adults, children or unborn.
Anonymous Lethbridge, AB
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:42pm
Anonymous Mississauga, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:40pm
Jim H. St. Catharines, ON
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:34pm
Please, support the conscience rights of our medical professionals
Janet B. Antigonish Landing, NS
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:34pm
Marlene J. Surrey, BC
Apr 3, 2021 - 12:24pm