{"id":13186,"date":"2007-05-03T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13186"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:54:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T23:54:19","slug":"correspondence-religion-conscience-and-controversial-clinical-practices-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13186","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Religion, Conscience and Controversial Clinical Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Victor Zarate<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nejm.jpg\" alt=\"New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM\" class=\"wp-image-11214\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New England Journal of Medicine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>A health care system must establish clear criteria to allow the right balance between paternalism and the autonomy of patients in the case of medical issues that are controversial among health care professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Zarate V. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMc070628\">(Correspondence) Religion, Conscience and Controversial Clinical Practices<\/a>. 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