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Laura D Briley<\/h4>\n\n\n
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This physician may feel ethically torn, but it is the physician\u2019s duty to help enable this patient to make the best decision. By informing the patient about abortion, the physician is not endorsing the procedure, or swaying this mother in either direction, but simply providing information. This use of information will strengthen the relationship between patient and physician because it fosters autonomy and offers a sense of support during a time when it is needed most. Although it may not be a physician\u2019s duty to perform an abortion when the physician feels ethically opposed, it is the duty of the physician to inform a woman about the procedure without allowing personal beliefs to influence her decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Briley LD. A physician’s professional duty to inform despite personal ethical objections<\/a>. Curr Surg. 2003;60(6):594. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Laura D Briley ExtractThis physician may feel ethically torn, but it is the physician\u2019s duty to help enable this patient to make the best decision. By informing the patient about abortion, the physician is not endorsing the procedure, or swaying this mother in either direction, but simply providing information. This use of information will strengthen … Continue reading “A physician’s professional duty to inform despite personal ethical objections”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,554,2],"tags":[850],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-12163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-ethics","category-journal-article","tag-laura-d-briley"],"yoast_head":"\r\nA physician's professional duty to inform despite personal ethical objections - Protection of Conscience Project Library<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Physicians are obliged to provide information necessary to enable informed medical decision-making about abortion.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link 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