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(September 22, 2024) By: Maria Iqbal, Toronto Star (behind a paywall)<\/p>\n

–> The first part of the article is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Advocacy groups argue that law, meant to help deal with a shortage of acute care beds, violates the Charter rights of hospital patients.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Ford government\u2019s More Beds, Better Care Act was introduced in 2022 as a way to deal with a shortage of acute care beds in hospitals.<\/p>\n

A controversial Ontario law<\/a><\/span> that can force hospital patients to choose between moving into a long-term-care home they didn\u2019t pick or face fines will be challenged in court this week.<\/div>\n
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Beginning on Monday, lawyers for the Ontario Health Coalition and Advocacy Centre for the Elderly will argue against the Ford government\u2019s More Beds, Better Care Act, introduced in 2022 as a way to deal with a shortage of acute care beds in hospitals.<\/div>\n
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