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• [A] physician's responsibility is to place the needs of the patient first, [so] there will be times when it may be necessary for physicians to set aside their personal beliefs in order to ensure that patients or potential patients are provided with the medical services the require."
• "Physicians should be aware that decisions to restrict medical services offered ... or to end physician-patient relationships that are based on moral or religious belief may contravene the Code and/or constitute professional misconduct."
• "Tell patients about their right to see another physician with whom they can discuss their situation and ensure they have sufficient information to exercise that right. If patients or potential patients cannot readily make their own arrangements to see another doctor, physicians must ensure arrangements are made, without delay, for another doctor to take over the case."
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sounds right to me. doesn't seem to be forcing the doctors to do anything except guide a patient to the right physician if they are unwilling to take the patient. since doctors are employees of the government, then they should fall under separation of church and state. we wouldn't want our political leaders letting religion dictate their decisions, so why should doctors be any different?