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nrector
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Arkansas.
From what I understand, a patient has the right to refuse treatment. But can a doctor refuse to treat a patient if they do?
My daughter is 7 months pregnant and refused the standard Glucose Tolerance test... something they used to only give when there was a reason to warrent it, but it is not given standard. She studied it herself and decided against it as she felt it was not good for her baby. Because she did this she had one of the doctors tell her it was a "stupid thing to do" and "where did she go to medical school" and several other very condesending rude things. She called the hospital to report him.
On her next visit she was informed that because her views were so 'different" from the doctors, they were releasing her from their care.
Is this legal?
From what I understand, a patient has the right to refuse treatment. But can a doctor refuse to treat a patient if they do?
My daughter is 7 months pregnant and refused the standard Glucose Tolerance test... something they used to only give when there was a reason to warrent it, but it is not given standard. She studied it herself and decided against it as she felt it was not good for her baby. Because she did this she had one of the doctors tell her it was a "stupid thing to do" and "where did she go to medical school" and several other very condesending rude things. She called the hospital to report him.
On her next visit she was informed that because her views were so 'different" from the doctors, they were releasing her from their care.
Is this legal?