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Ronald A Lindsay<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Provided the physician notifies the patient as soon as possible of any limitations on services and promptly assists the patient with referrals to other physicians, physicians should be allowed to refuse to provide some services. However, once the patient and physician have decided on a course of action, they should be able to rely on the cooperation of other healthcare workers. The last thing we need is to complicate our healthcare system even further by allowing pharmacists, nurses, and others to obstruct a person\u2019s healthcare decisions based on their sectarian beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lindsay RA. When to Grant Conscientious Objector Status (Conscientious Objection and Emergency Contraception)<\/a>. Am J Bioethcs. 2007 Jun 01 ;7(6):25-26. Available from: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ronald A Lindsay ExtractProvided the physician notifies the patient as soon as possible of any limitations on services and promptly assists the patient with referrals to other physicians, physicians should be allowed to refuse to provide some services. 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