Conscientious Objection

Cheng, Rongjun; Abbey, Kenneth R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15949-2_8

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“…Conscientious objection is the concept that physicians may not be required to provide a medically recognized treatment if they have deeply held personal moral beliefs that are in conflict with what the profession recognizes as accepted, ethical care of the patient. [124][125][126][127][128][129] Medical professional organizations and ethicists recognize the right to conscientious objection. [130][131][132][133] However, such objections must be founded in a deeply held moral belief on the part of the objector, should not lead to discrimination against a class or group of persons, should not delay needed health care, should not result in unacceptable harms or burdens to patients, and cannot be based in a false clinical belief.…”

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Ethical Principles Do Not Support Mandatory Preanesthesia Pregnancy Screening Tests: A Narrative Review

Jackson,

Hunter,

Van Norman

2023

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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Respect for patient autonomy is a pillar of medical ethics, manifested predominantly through informed consent. Mandatory (routine) nonconsented preoperative urine pregnancy testing does not adequately respect patient autonomy, is potentially coercive, and has the potential to cause harm medically, psychologically, socially, and financially. Inaccuracies in pregnancy testing can result in false-positive and false-negative results, especially in early pregnancy. There is substantial scientific evidence that anesthesia is not harmful to the fetus, raising the question of whether pregnancy testing provides substantial benefit to the patient. Not performing a preanesthesia pregnancy test has not been associated with significant medicolegal consequences. We review the ethical implications of mandatory preanesthesia pregnancy testing in light of these facts.

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