Comments on: Your doctor and religious directives http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: emahttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76914 ema Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76914 anonymous,<br/><br/>Although I appreciate you thinking I was so important as to have an entire medical specialty base its standards of care on what I say, the answer is no.<br/><br/>It's adequate care, as determined by medical research and the specialty board. anonymous,

Although I appreciate you thinking I was so important as to have an entire medical specialty base its standards of care on what I say, the answer is no.

It’s adequate care, as determined by medical research and the specialty board.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76884 Anonymous Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76884 So it's adequate care because you say it is? So it’s adequate care because you say it is?

]]> By: emahttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76877 ema Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76877 anonymous,<br/><br/>Incorrect. They are telling pts they can't have adequate care.<br/><br/>Practicing medicine based on a medical standard of care is *not* up to the individual MD to decide. It's a basic job requirement.<br/><br/>Non-provision of adequate care is, you know, malpractice. anonymous,

Incorrect. They are telling pts they can’t have adequate care.

Practicing medicine based on a medical standard of care is *not* up to the individual MD to decide. It’s a basic job requirement.

Non-provision of adequate care is, you know, malpractice.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76860 Anonymous Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/your-doctor-and-religious-directives.html#comment-76860 The Drs. Christensen of the world aren't telling you what you can't have; they're telling you what they won't provide. You can make an argument that doctors really should have no role in deciding what care they do and do not provide, but to argue that non-provision is prohibition is either willful naivete or rank dishonesty The Drs. Christensen of the world aren’t telling you what you can’t have; they’re telling you what they won’t provide. You can make an argument that doctors really should have no role in deciding what care they do and do not provide, but to argue that non-provision is prohibition is either willful naivete or rank dishonesty

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