> So a doctor should only be forced to perform some procedures he believes to > be wrong, not all?
Not at all. I mentioned those two because they are the two generally objected to. I can't think of any other possibilities, except perhaps clitoral mutilation, which isn't often requested in Europe. > Where does the state enter the equation? The state because this is taking place in Great Britain and the other party to the suit is the National Heath Service, isn't it? > If the patient can not come to an agreement on live prolonging treatment with > his doctor he should find another doctor instead of trying to force something > on his doctor. Is that even possible in the above context? I know there are private doctors, but is there such a thing as provate long-term care? For anyone but the very rich? I realize that this raises the question of economics (allocation of scarce resources) but without going *there* let's just consider a world where a doctor can say that procedure x is for your own good and you get it whether you want it or not. You don't see anything wrong with that? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158218 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
