OpenConscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill [HL]

at end insert—
Any medical practitioner declaring themselves to be a conscientious objector under subsection (1) must, in the relevant circumstances, inform their patients and ensure that any patient who consults them for services involving reproductive medicine, abortion, contraception or other relevant services is referred to another practitioner who it is understood is not likely to object to provision of these services.”

at end insert “where death is considered to be imminent”

after “1990” insert “except—
any treatment by in vitro fertilisation which does not involve the production of spare embryos or the storage of gametes and zygotes, or

at end insert—
The provision for conscientious objection under subsection (1)(c) does not apply to circumstances where, in the expert opinion of two obstetricians, the foetus suffers from severe damage or deformity which is regarded as being incompatible with life beyond the first week after delivery.”

after “practitioner” insert “, or member of technical, management or laboratory staff, or ancillary staff such as an operating theatre assistant or a porter working in a medical capacity,”

at end insert “or counselling of patients or couples considering termination of pregnancy”

leave out from “No” to “in” and insert “person with a conscientious objection to participating in a hands-on capacity”

after “in” insert “a hands-on capacity in”

leave out from “activity”” to end of line 17 and insert “means taking part in a hands-on capacity”

leave out “prepare for, ”

leave out “, support”

at end insert “, except where a conscientious objection to participate in any of these activities would prevent another person from accessing a legal healthcare treatment”

at end insert—
Any person (B) with a conscientious objection to participating in an activity must—

Baroness Thornton gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 1 stand part of the Bill.

leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “this Act”

leave out from “person” to end of line 15 and insert “participating in an activity”

leave out paragraph (c)

leave out paragraph (a)

after “treatment” insert “from a person who has not made a valid and applicable Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment under the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005”

at end insert “except to the extent that refusing to participate in any of these activities would amount to refusing treatment necessary to save the life of, or prevent serious deterioration in the health of, any patient”