The Celestial Fire of Conscience — Refusing to Deliver Medical Care
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- 16 June 2005
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 352 (24) , 2471-2473
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp058112
Abstract
Apparently heeding George Washington's call to “labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience,” physicians, nurses, and pharmacists are increasingly claiming a right to the autonomy not only to refuse to provide services they find objectionable, but even to refuse to refer patients to another provider and, more recently, to inform them of the existence of legal options for care.Keywords
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