HALIFAX - Some Nova Scotia doctors say a recently approved regulation requiring them to make referrals for medical assistance in dying could drive physicians from their practices and harm recruitment.
The news conference was organized by the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada and led by its director Larry Worthen. The advocacy group said in a news release that 41 physicians in the province have signed a letter stating they’re unwilling to follow the policy, potentially putting them at risk of discipline.
“The new policy by the College of Physicians and Surgeons forces doctors to refer patients for death as a treatment .... It doesn’t matter that the doctor, based on their training and experience, believes this is not in the patients’ interests,” she said. “Until recently, conscience was always a guiding principle in the practice of medicine and that was supported by our leadership. Unfortunately, that appears to have changed,” he said.
However, Dr. Gus Grant, chief executive and registrar of the college, said in an interview that the wording of the professional standard ensures the rights of patients to access a legal, publicly insured form of health care, and that the rule is in accordance with Canadian law.
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