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If that same animal rights group is of the view that it would be morally wrong to end the life of an animal that is depressed, would we be surprised that a policy against euthanasia would be written in the corporate objects or the bylaws of their animal hospital? Of course not. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Just because government gives money to a religious hospital does not mean that government gets to force what services that hospital will provide.<\/p>\n<p>Read more of my Op-Ed piece in the National Post: <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/full-comment\/barry-w-bussey-on-assisted-dying-government-should-respect-the-beliefs-of-religious-hospitals\">&nbsp;http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/full-comment\/barry-w-bussey-on-assisted-dying-government-should-respect-the-beliefs-of-religious-hospitals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If, as individuals, we can believe, then why is it so difficult to think that institutions cannot have the same beliefs as their creators? 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