Peter C Arnold
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“Do doctors have the right to refuse certain treatments on the grounds of personal conscience?” Is the question asking about Conway’s point about what the doctor sincerely, on medical grounds, considers to be in the patient’s best interests, or is the question asking about a doctor’s refusal to attend to a patient on the basis of some irrational prejudice? Horses of quite different colours — racing in different races.
Arnold PC. (Correspondence) Should doctors feel able to practise according to their personal values and beliefs? Med J Aust. 2012;196(1):38. Available from: