Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

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ETHICS ISSUE 2: The patient-physician relationship is contractual in nature. That means that either the physician or the patient may terminate the relationship. The physician must abide by certain rules when terminating an established relationship, but the patient is free to terminate the relationship at any time. Physicians may decline to undertake the care of a patient whose medical condition is not within the physician's current competence. Physicians may not decline to accept patients because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, or on any other basis that would constitute individual discrimination.
A dental hygienist refuses to work on a patient because he has revealed that he is HIV positive. Is her decision ethical? Explain your answer.
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