In 2019, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled that doctors who oppose assisted dying must connect patients who request it with a non-objecting provider or agency — this is known as an effective referral policy. Dying With Dignity Canada intervened in support of the defense in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) court challenge.
DWDC’s position statement: Effective referrals
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