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Every one of Alberta’s 38,000 nurses, occupational health nurses and nurse practitioners (who might be the only health-care provider in the region) will be able to claim “conscience rights” and refuse to treat patients — with impunity.

Suffering from COPD or alcoholism? Your teen daughter was raped and wants an abortion? Want a vasectomy, tubal ligation, birth control, or the morning after pill? Want to be tested for a sexually transmitted disease? Your clothing reflects beliefs that differ from those held by your doctor? In all those cases, Bill 207 allows treatment to be refused by everyone licensed to practice any sort of medicine — with impunity.

Suffering from PTSD because you served as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and were sent to a war zone? Psychologists, psychiatrists and other therapists who believe war is wrong could refuse treatment — with impunity.

Accidentally get stuck with a needle while trying to help a homeless person or while helping with an abortion and you are worried about HIV? Emergency services personnel will be able to deny treatment and jeopardize your life — with impunity.

Feeling suicidal because you’re struggling with your sexuality or gender identity? Social workers, therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists could refuse treatment — with impunity.

Prefer not to endure a prolonged, painful death and want to have a legal, medically assisted death? If that treatment violates the policy of the only medical facility in your region, you could face a long and gruesome future when MAID is denied — with impunity.