Educators discussing ethically challenging topics with students should try to cultivate open mindedness while illuminating potential negative consequences that their health practice beliefs—such as refusing to provide abortion care—can have for patients, particularly those with limited options.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(7):E637-642. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.637.
Emma Lantos, MD, Marit Pearlman Shapiro, MD, MPH, and Brian T. Nguyen, MD, MSCP
Evidence-based techniques for responding to patients’ pain expressions and experiences during such procedures are known, even in the absence of a standard of care.
AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(2):E129-136. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2025.129.