The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the body which regulates the practice of medicine in Ontario recently held a consultation on its existing human rights policy. The consultation was part of its scheduled revision to the policy which has the potential of narrowing or limiting physicians’ conscience rights.
The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada and the Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies retained me to prepare legal submissions on this topic to assist the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in revising its policy. These submissions argue for physicians’ freedom of conscience and freedom of religion.