This bill is a big, hot mess of unsafe requirements: SECTION 1.(b) It is the policy of this State to promote the interests and well‑being of its residents and to protect their civil liberties, including the right for residents to decide for themselves whether or not to receive an experimental drug. Coronavirus vaccines are considered experimental until the United States Food and Drug Administration formally approves them. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that residents of this State who choose not to take any of the coronavirus vaccines enjoy the same rights as residents who choose to take any such vaccines. To that end, the General Assembly promotes the following coronavirus vaccine bill of rights:
Editorial busts Berger’s mythmaking about Apple’s decision to come to NC https://t.co/FNy7U15J95 via @ncpolicywatch #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #NCed NC Policy Watch (@NCPolicyWatch) May 4, 2021 This is SOP for the GOP: Take credit for stuff that is good, even if they actively worked against it. It's a never-ending spin-cycle that will make you dizzy just watching.
Ontario bishops renew push for conscience rights to protect health-care workers April 29, 2021
OTTAWA Ontario’s Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to demand legislation to protect health-care workers from having to participate in procedures that go against their faith and conscience.
The renewed call for conscience rights legislation in Ontario comes after the federal government passed changes to Canada’s legal assisted suicide rules that make it easier for Canadians to kill themselves with the help of a doctor.
In Ontario, the College of Physicians and Surgeons makes it mandatory that doctors at least provide patients with a “referral” to other health-care providers who will perform so-called medical assistance in dying (MAiD).