The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:59:24 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Ontario conscience rights case now in judges’ hands /item/25484-ontario-conscience-rights-case-now-in-judges-hands /item/25484-ontario-conscience-rights-case-now-in-judges-hands

TORONTO – Three days and nearly two dozen lawyers arguing the broad principles and technical details of constitutional law before a three-judge has panel left Christian Medical and Dental Society executive director Deacon Larry Worthen “cautiously optimistic.”

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:20:00 -0400
Doctors’ human rights ‘violated’ by proposed new guidelines /item/21469-doctors-human-rights-violated-by-proposed-new-guidelines /item/21469-doctors-human-rights-violated-by-proposed-new-guidelines

TORONTO - The human rights of doctors would be “violated” by proposed guidelines that would require Ontario doctors, even against their conscience, to refer patients for assisted suicide, said the executive director of the Christian Medical and Dental Society.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:00:50 -0500