Doctors allow their "ethics" to interfere with patient treatment

From MSN.com:

"Lori Boyer watched Martin Gish, M.D., jot some final notes into her chart, she thought of something the rape counselor had mentioned earlier."I'll need the morning-after pill," she told him. Dr. Gish looked up. He was a trim, middle-aged man with graying hair and, Boyer thought, an aloof manner. "No," Boyer says he replied abruptly. "I can't do that." He turned back to his writing.

Whether you're asking about birth control, STDs or infertility, these discussions can be tinged with self-consciousness, even embarrassment. Now imagine those same conversations, but supercharged by the anxiety that your doctor might respond with moral condemnation — and actually refuse your requests. That's exactly what's happening in medical offices and hospitals around the country. . . "

I had no idea this was such a wide-spread problem.

Ethically, a Doctor should be required to present legal/approved medical procedures and medications to patients as options for their symptoms and complaints, particularly when specifically asked about those options. Even if the doctor feels that he cannot provide that procedure/medication, the option should be presented and explained, and the physician should be forced to immediately refer the patient to a non-objecting doctor if desired by the patient.