Conscientious Objection Based on Patient Identity by John Dinelli

“…The AMA’s code supports conscientious objection if it is based on a   moral objection to a treatment rather than discrimination against patients.[4] From the Church Amendments to the Affordable Care Act,  federal law has protected practitioners’ rights to object to participating in treatments contrary to their religious or moral beliefs, such as abortions, sterilization, euthanasia, or physician-assisted suicide.[5] However, the language of these laws emphasizes treatment-based objection; the laws protect healthcare workers who are unwilling to participate in medical practices based on a moral objection to a treatment. …”
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