Refusal of pediatric euthanasia can be considered iatrogenic insofar as it inadvertently prolongs patient suffering, but attitudes differ cross-culturally.
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):802-814. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.msoc1-1708.
Some question whether plastic surgeons bear responsibility for promoting suspect norms of beauty, given that certain types of cosmetic enhancements reinforce common conceptions of normality that are harmful to society.
Supporters of reproductive choice believe that women receive inadequate information about prenatal testing—often after some testing has already been done.
The range of opinions on the extent to which physicians should attend to their patients’ spiritual lives and the arguments that support those opinions.