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SUMMARY:A Physician’s Conscience and Freedom ‘to Choose Whom to Serve'
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LOCATION:1151 Richmond Street\, London\, Canada\, N6A 5B8
DESCRIPTION:<p>According to the International Women&rsquo\;s Health Coalition\, there is a &lsquo\;growing global trend&rsquo\; of health care professionals conscientiously refusing to provide abortions and other morally controversial reproductive services. In a forthcoming book\, I explore just how free health care professionals should be to &lsquo\;choose whom to serve&rsquo\; on grounds of conscience (American Medical Association\, <em>Principles of Medical Ethics</em>). In this talk\, I will focus on physicians and their freedom to refuse to accept new patients because of their conscientious objections. I will argue that this freedom should be significantly restricted because of the fiduciary relationship that physicians have with the public. This relationship gives rise to a duty of loyalty that physicians can violate when they turn prospective patients away because of the moral nature of the services that the patients seek.&nbsp\;</p>
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