PHIL 2810 Lecture Notes - Kingston Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust, Fetus, Primum Non Nocere
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Respect: for the sincerity and intelligence of people with whom one reasonably disagrees. Securing the safety or well-being of patients: depends on likelihood of serious harm if referred or not referred. Important note for these physicians, the fetus is also considered to be one of their patients. Commitment to liberal neutrality: statement that you can"t impose any religious beliefs on patients because they may have different ones of their own, this commitment to neutrality must be stronger to the commitment to prevent abortions. The view about scope would account for why conscientious objectors ought to make referral to if. Recall vas: physicians cannot make conscientious objections to their practices that violate established norms of the profession. Reasons to support the vas: preserves the integrity of the profession, preserves patient trust (norms are well established, physicians have consented to follow the norms by choosing to be physicians.