QUÉBEC — Medical specialists in Quebec are planning a legal challenge to a recent law that imposes a new method of remuneration on physicians, which they say violates individual freedoms.

The bill, which was fast-tracked through Quebec’s legislature and adopted early Saturday morning, prohibits doctors from using pressure tactics that could interfere with access to care. In response, the Quebec federation of medical specialists says it will seek a stay of proceedings in Quebec Superior Court on Wednesday.

“When you analyze it properly, you realize that (the law) infringes on basic individual freedoms,” Dr. Vincent Oliva, the federation’s president, said Tuesday at a press conference in Quebec City.

Physicians who take “concerted action” to oppose the government’s policies could face sev

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