R Alta Charo
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With regard to Dr. Lee’s comment that the proposed Wisconsin legislation does not eliminate a health care provider’s duty to provide a referral after refusing to perform a service, I would note that Assembly Bill 207 . . . specifically permits health care providers’ refusals to “participate in” services they find personally objectionable, with “participate in” specifically defined . . . as “to perform; practice; engage in; assist in; recommend; counsel in favor of; make referrals for; prescribe, dispense or administer drugs”.
Charo RA. (Correspondence) The Celestial Fire of Conscience: Prof. Charo Replies. N Engl J Med. 2005 Sep 22;353(12):1302.