Hi,
Any treatment should be available to all and forced on none, neither patient nor doctor.
As to the Hippocratic Oath, that is not as clear cut as some think.
--Pete
Quote:As far as i'm concerned the second you take the Hippocratic Oath you are under obligation to inform your patients of treatments that can better their health and to point them to where they can obtain such treatments if the patient so chooses. To obfuscate or ignore a treatment because you find it morally objectionable starts down a quick and dirty road of ethical irresponsability when it comes to patient health care.I like your answer, overall. It walks the fine line between forcing a doctor to perform acts which he holds abhorrent and denying a patient information which is pertinent. Both the doctor and the patient must be as fully informed as possible so that they can intelligently follow a course that is best for the patient. Once a patent has the information and makes a decision, it is up to him to find a doctor willing and able to provide that treatment.
The issue of morality in any treatment should be solely under the discretion of the patient to decide what they choose to do with their health.
Any treatment should be available to all and forced on none, neither patient nor doctor.
As to the Hippocratic Oath, that is not as clear cut as some think.
--Pete
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