Eugene G Breen
Extract
The recent ethical guideline of the General Medical Council puts doctors in an impossible position. The giving of information or aiding someone to obtain a service the doctor considers immoral contravenes the essence of conscientious objection. The doctor’s right to have his moral code respected, provided that it isn’t spurious or lacking a credible evidence base, is a basic human right.
Breen EG. (Correspondence) GMC guidance on beliefs: Denies conscientious objection. Br Med J. 2008;336(7648):790.