How three physicians handle the intricate web of today's hot button medical ethics issues.
While the ethical conflicts discussed in medical school once focused primarily on patient privacy, end-of-life issues, and conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical companies, today, the list of ethical dilemmas facing physicians has risen to include everything from gender care and vaccine issues to weight loss drug access and abortion regulations in some states.
Judy Wright, MD, a family physician and founder of JW Health Consulting in New York City, works hard to build a rapport with her patients, whether they're coming in for a well-care visit or symptoms or they have a diagnosis. "We're working in a very different landscape due to the sweeping nature of that bill," said Thames, who also has a master's in bioethics/medical ethics and often speaks with top employers like Walmart about how to cover things like abortion, gender care, vaccines, and weight loss drugs across increasingly complicated and differing state laws.
"Texas is sticky, and the wording of this bill in particular is ambiguous," he said."I tell my peers that when you get into a hard stop from a legal standpoint, the best thing to do is to take a step to transfer them to get them the care they need. But this means that doctors working within this environment are very nervous."
"I've had patients express their hesitancy about vaccines for my entire family medicine career," Thames said."I believe there are fair questions that patients should be allowed to ask without judgment."
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