TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agoIs there ever a situation where a doctor can legally refuse to render aid to someone?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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-up0·3 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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban
I’m just going to leave this here.
Fetus*
In some states
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