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Brian V Conway<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Respect for doctors\u2019 right to conscientiously object is the ultimate safeguard against abuses of power, error and exploitation in medicine. It is the key safeguard of the doctor\u2013patient relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conway BV. (Debate) Should doctors feel able to practise according to their personal values and beliefs? <\/a>Yes. Med J Aust. 2011 Nov 07;195(9):496-497. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brian V Conway ExtractRespect for doctors\u2019 right to conscientiously object is the ultimate safeguard against abuses of power, error and exploitation in medicine. It is the key safeguard of the doctor\u2013patient relationship. Conway BV. (Debate) Should doctors feel able to practise according to their personal values and beliefs? Yes. Med J Aust. 2011 Nov 07;195(9):496-497.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[554,1021,1401],"tags":[1742],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-13056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ethics","category-journal-oped","category-professionalism","tag-brian-v-conway"],"yoast_head":"\r\n(Debate) Should doctors feel able to practise according to their personal values and beliefs? 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