For
It is unfair for others to pay for repeated self-harm.
Against
A doctor's duty is to help, not judge.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Hence, no common law duty or ethical imperative exists outside of EMTALA or a patient-physician relationship that requires a physician to treat every patient.”
“we refuse to take diet or lifestyle advice and we typically do not follow preventative treatment.”
“I don’t think our jobs are to control the patients medical care, rather to educate and guide our patients”
“Refusing to treat a patient based on discriminatory beliefs (e.g., because of the patient’s gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or lifestyle) is strictly prohibited”