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Religion Alter How Doctors Tell Patients About Options

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:04 pm
by Yalmuk
This affects millions of people, the authors note. "If physicians' ideas translate into their practices, then 14% of patients — more than 40 million Americans — may be cared for by physicians who do not believe they are obligated to disclose information about medically available treatments they consider objectionable. In addition, 29% of patients — or nearly 100 million Americans — may be cared for by physicians who do not believe they have an obligation to refer the patient to another provider for such treatments."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 072325.htm

If you live in USA...try find atheist doctor.