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The establishment of conscientious monopolies in rural communities

Journal: Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Date: 2024/08, 124(8):Pages: 377–378. doi: Subito , type of study: article

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Keywords:

article [2539]
conscientious objection [1]
ethics [26]
healthcare access [2]
physicians [320]
rural healthcare [24]
treatment refusal [1]
USA [1630]

Abstract:

In the United States, healthcare providers have the federally protected right to conscientiously refuse to provide treatments or services that they feel violate their moral or religious values. This refusal of services is colloquially known as “conscientious objection,” which has become a polarizing topic in today’s medical and ethical landscape. Typically, physicians exercising their right to conscientious objection do not represent a barrier in access to care for most patient populations. This dynamic shifts, however, in rural America, where there are relatively few providers. In this commentary, we discuss some of the unique ramifications that are likely to occur when rural providers invoke conscientious objection in their medical practice and how this can in turn establish conscientious monopolies for the members of their communities.


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