Brian Dias

Very strongly agree

No, while they don't have to perform the procedure, they have a professional duty to provide an "effective referral" to a doctor who will.

Closest to an access-first, professional-duty framing: providers need not perform a procedure but must ensure an effective referral. This aligns with the NDP’s general support for protecting access to abortion/sexual health services and reducing barriers in the public system. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

More consistent with NDP positions emphasizing timely, equitable access to healthcare and reproductive rights; NDP MPs have repeatedly supported abortion access and have generally backed frameworks that prevent denial of access based on provider beliefs. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, doctors should not be forced to refer, but they must provide access to a third-party service to ensure patients still get help.

A compromise approach (no forced referral but alternative access) partially aligns with NDP’s access-first stance, but the NDP has more often supported mechanisms like effective referral to avoid delays or barriers, especially in rural/underserved areas. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, if your personal beliefs prevent you from doing your job, you should find a new profession.

The NDP would agree that personal beliefs shouldn’t block patient access, but this phrasing is punitive and less in line with the party’s labour/worker-oriented approach; it would more likely support regulatory duties (e.g., effective referral) than ‘find a new profession’ rhetoric. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

The NDP generally prioritizes patient access to medically necessary care (including abortion and MAiD) over broad conscience-based refusals; it has tended to support policies ensuring access rather than allowing refusals that impede care. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, freedom of conscience is a fundamental Charter right and the state cannot compel doctors to be complicit in acts they consider immoral.

This frames the issue primarily as doctors’ Charter conscience rights and rejects state requirements; the NDP typically balances rights but leans toward patient access and professional obligations in publicly funded healthcare rather than expansive refusal rights. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.