Conscience Clause in the Practice of Medecine
Conscience Clause in the Practice of Medicine. Philip Ney MD, FRCP(C) The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have again ruled physicians must perform an abortion or refer to someone who will when asked by a women or else the physician will lose his certificate as a specialist. The State of Victoria, Australia has legislated that all physicians in that state must do the same or lose their license to practice. To some this may seem to be reinforcing one of the most noble traditions of the much honored practice of medicine i.e....
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