Why Conscientious Practices and Refusals are Essential to Good Doctor-Patient Relationships
Presenter: Farr Curlin, M.D. Recorded: November 8, 2012 Series: Allen M. Boyden, M.D., Memorial Lectureship What should a clinician do when a patient asks for a legal medical intervention to which the physician has a religious or other moral objection? There is much debate as to whether or not it is ethical for the clinician to refuse what the patient seeks. Do such refusals impose a physician’s personal values on what should be strictly professional decisions?
