Bioethicist calls for a ban on doctors' conscientious objection

By Cameron Atfield
Updated September 9 2016 - 11:18am, first published August 25 2016 - 8:36pm
Biothics professor Julian Savulescu says doctors in the public system should be banned from conscientiously refusing to perform procedures. Photo: Michael Rayner
Biothics professor Julian Savulescu says doctors in the public system should be banned from conscientiously refusing to perform procedures. Photo: Michael Rayner

Doctors working in the public system should be banned from refusing to perform certain procedures, such as abortions, because of their religious beliefs, a leading bioethicist will argue in Brisbane next week.

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