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Supreme Court of Canada Decision
on Physician-Assisted Death
reasonably foreseeable costs that may arise.
• health and safety risks’ include risks to the
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person requesting the accommodation, as
well as to other employees and/or the general
public.
For further detail, physicians are advised to consult the policies of the Ontario Human Rights
Commission, including Policy and Guidelines
on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate:
www.ohrc.on.ca.
The policy says that “physicians must
not promote their own religious beliefs
when interacting with patients, or those
seeking to become patients, nor attempt
to convert them.” Does this mean that
physicians can never discuss religious or
spiritual beliefs with their patients?
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