Most Canadians okay with doctors refusing treatment based on beliefs: Poll
Posted Jul 24, 2014 7:42 am.
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The nation’s biggest medical licensing authority is taking the temperature of Canadians to see if they think doctors should be allowed to deny medical treatment based on moral or religious beliefs.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is reviewing its policy and human rights code.
An online poll found most Canadians think it is okay for a doctor to opt out.
Still, about 43 per cent said they were opposed.
It has been a recent topic of discussion in Calgary after a walk-in clinic physician refused to prescribe the birth control pill–opting to instead point patients to other clinics where women could get the contraceptive.
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