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Where to draw the line
By Andrew Onariase
31 Aug 2010
On Sunday morning, I was watching a debate on the BBC, they were talking about how health professionals should exclude their personal religious beliefs from their practice, they were talking about an article that Atheist doctors are twice as likely to pull the plug on patient’s life compared to Christian doctors. Personally, I think religion should have no place in treating patients. I believe that patient care should be solely based on the Healthcare Professional’s expertise, patient consent and expert judgement.
Also last year, there was the case of a pharmacist who refused to supply the morning after-pill to a girl because the pharmacist did not believe in administering the morning after-pill, is this right? When’s the line drawn between a health care professional’s belief and their practice?
Confession of an Athiest
As an atheist myself, I tend to be (surprisingly maybe) accepting of other people's religious views. That being said, in the case of the morning after pill, I strongly believe that if it violates your religion to supply it, as a healthcare professional you should refer them to somewhere that can supply it, as you would if you were you not suitably trained to supply it.
Thanks Barry
Hi Barry,
Thanks for your contribution, however as a healthcare professional, i believe religion and healthcare should be considered differently.