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THE LATEST FROM THE CATHOLIC CIVIL RIGHTS LEAGUE
Statement on the Denial of Conscientious Objection from the “Effective Referral” Mandate
Ontario is the only provincial or territorial jurisdiction which has made demands to this extent with its doctors. Other jurisdictions have elected to recognize such conscientious objections, or have provided a means to allow other transfers of a patient’s file, without infringing such rights.
read moreNational March for Life 2019
The right to life and the sanctity of human life is fundamental to all of the civil rights issues that the CCRL addresses through its work.
read moreAn Easter Message from CCRL President Phil Horgan
On behalf of the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) and our national Board, may you find joy in the Risen Christ, who remains the answer to all our troubles.
read moreStatement on Quebec Bill 21 to Remove Religious Symbols from Quebec Public Sector Workers
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) notes with regret last week’s introduction of proposed legislation to force all religious symbols to be removed by specific public sector workers in the province of Quebec.
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Statement on the Denial of Conscientious Objection from the “Effective Referral” Mandate: https://t.co/W81evznsU1
The CCRL is preparing its release regarding this morning's decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal to uphold the effective referral mandate, which forces physicians to refer patients to others to perform procedures that they find morally objectionable.
Today's ruling agrees that they are being discriminated against on the basis of religion when they are required to provide referrals for such services, but says the infringement is a justified one under section 1 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. https://t.co/DirUzIQDLg
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