TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 16 days agoIs there ever a situation where a doctor can legally refuse to render aid to someone?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareIs there ever a situation where a doctor can legally refuse to render aid to someone?TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up147arrow-down4·16 days agoYes. In fact, in the US, it can be a crime for a doctor to aid someone in distress, if that person is a pregnant woman and helping them might harm the baby they are carrying.
minus-squareGimpydude@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agohttps://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban I’m just going to leave this here.
Yes. In fact, in the US, it can be a crime for a doctor to aid someone in distress, if that person is a pregnant woman and helping them might harm the baby they are carrying.
Fetus*
https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban
I’m just going to leave this here.
In some states
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