Speak and it shall appear

In yesterday's post, I presented some of the recent goings-on in the world of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops who have recently applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Sciences with regard to the conciences of health-care workers who are sometimes faced with decisions which can infringe on their sense of morality.

Call it fate, or even the hand of providence, but low and behold, I found an article in today's local paper which speaks to this very situation. The article is published by the Canadian Press and is entitled Keep religion out of practice, doctors warned. Here's a short exerpt:

The College of Physicians and Surgeons says doctors who bring their religious and moral beliefs into their medical practice will have to think twice about potential repercussions. The body that governs the province's doctors unanimously voted (yesterday) in favour of a policy that wil limit the right of doctors to refuse to provide medical treatment if it infringes on their
belief system.

Canada often refers to the United States of America as 'our neighbour to the south'. If this most recent development is any indication, at least in some aspects, these neighbours are gearing up for a difference of opinion.