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    Doctors Have no Right to Refuse Medical Assistance in Dying, Abortion or Contraception

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    Savulescu, J; Schuklenk, U
    Date
    2017-03-01
    Source Title
    Bioethics
    Publisher
    WILEY
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Savulescu, Julian
    Affiliation
    Melbourne Medical School
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    Savulescu, J. & Schuklenk, U. (2017). Doctors Have no Right to Refuse Medical Assistance in Dying, Abortion or Contraception. BIOETHICS, 31 (3), pp.162-170. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12288.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/257236
    DOI
    10.1111/bioe.12288
    Abstract
    In an article in this journal, Christopher Cowley argues that we have 'misunderstood the special nature of medicine, and have misunderstood the motivations of the conscientious objectors'. We have not. It is Cowley who has misunderstood the role of personal values in the profession of medicine. We argue that there should be better protections for patients from doctors' personal values and there should be more severe restrictions on the right to conscientious objection, particularly in relation to assisted dying. We argue that eligible patients could be guaranteed access to medical services that are subject to conscientious objections by: (1) removing a right to conscientious objection; (2) selecting candidates into relevant medical specialities or general practice who do not have objections; (3) demonopolizing the provision of these services away from the medical profession.

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