Physician Conscience Bill Needed and Timely, Say Ethicists

Conservative MP Kelly Block rises in the House of Commons in Ottawa on March 10, 2021. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Two academic ethicists say the pandemic has heightened the importance of the latest parliamentary attempt to give conscience rights to Canadian doctors.

Conservative MP Kelly Block introduced Bill C-230, the Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act, as a private member’s bill in the House of Commons on Feb. 4.