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The international society of Catholic doctors is using Canada as an example of what can go wrong when doctors are forced to refer for abortion.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:09:17 -0500 Head of Catholic physicians' group warns of threats to conscientious objection /home/international/item/26834-head-of-catholic-physicians-group-warns-of-threats-to-conscientious-objection /home/international/item/26834-head-of-catholic-physicians-group-warns-of-threats-to-conscientious-objection VATICAN – No physician should be forced to choose between violating his or her conscience and facing professional sanctions when defending human life, said the president of the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations.
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The people who grant and deny medical licenses in Ontario faced off against the two largest provincial organizations representing doctors on March 30 at QueenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Park and told the doctors they have to sacrifice their conscience rights to serve patients.

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