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We have all heard about pharmacists who have refused to fill contraception medication for patients, based on the idea that doing so violates personal moral principles. You can read about such fights here. Interestingly enough, such "moral refusal" clauses have expanded to EMTs as can be read about in this article. One big concern about these clauses is the possibility that human life will be sacrificed due to the moral inclinations of a licensed provider. Perhaps it's a far-fetched idea, but would a "moral" EMT be legally able to allow a pregnant woman to die simply because she's a single mother?
So here are my questions-what experience have you been involved in or know of concerning "moral refusal" provisions? Should such provisions outweigh our "duty to act" in a given situation? I'm rather curious as to what responses here will be.
So here are my questions-what experience have you been involved in or know of concerning "moral refusal" provisions? Should such provisions outweigh our "duty to act" in a given situation? I'm rather curious as to what responses here will be.