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Re:No One Expects Young Men to Do Anything and They Respond ... by ryandrake on Monday July 22, 2024 @12:20PM (#41036183)
At the very least the doctor should be required to refer the patient to a different doctor who is capable of performing it. This question is kind of similar to "Should pharmacists be able to deny birth control (or other medicine like vaccines) to people because of the pharmacist's personal religious belief?"
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Re:No One Expects Young Men to Do Anything and They Respond ... by philwelch on Monday July 22, 2024 @12:46PM (#41036502)
Except it’s not a question of the doctor’s personal religious belief or preference, but rather a question of professional judgment.

It is technically possible for a physician to prescribe methamphetamine or fentanyl. Many adults in the United States want to consume methamphetamine or fentanyl. (Sometimes both at the same time!) But it is very hard to find a physician who will write those prescriptions purely on the basis of “the patient asked for it”. Like it or not, some degree of paternalism is an inherent part of the practice of medicine.

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