Doctors can object to procedures, not specific patients, under revised religious discrimination bill RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon cautiously welcomed the revisions, saying the college will ‘carefully consider’ the revised bill.
Conscientious objection obstacle to safe terminations: Qld Government Concerns have been raised that increasing numbers of doctors with objections to abortion may threaten a woman’s ability to seek a termination.
Rural women impacted by misuse of Abortion Law Reform Act A minority of Victorian doctors use conscientious objection laws to obstruct women from accessing legal abortion, a new study has found.
GPs and conscientious objection to treatments With abortion newly legal in Queensland and voluntary assisted dying to be accessible in Victoria from mid-2019, many practitioners may be unsure with how to proceed in the event there is a conflict between their personal views and treatment sought by patients.