RE: Pediatrician Refuses Treatment of Baby of Lesbian Parents
April 7, 2015 at 11:24 am
(This post was last modified: April 7, 2015 at 11:26 am by Fidel_Castronaut.)
Doctors have a moral and ethical obligation to see and treat/refer every patient that comes to see them regardless of their positions on sexuality/religion or their financial position etc.
A doctor who refuses to see, treat or refer a patient is in violation of the oath and hence acting unethically. This would be grounds to be struck off the medical register in the UK, so I'm surprised it's not the same in the US.
A doctor who refuses to see, treat or refer a patient is in violation of the oath and hence acting unethically. This would be grounds to be struck off the medical register in the UK, so I'm surprised it's not the same in the US.
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