RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cosmetic surgery and conscientious objection
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 230
OP 233
DO 10.1136/medethics-2016-103804
VO 43
IS 4
A1 Minerva, Francesca
YR 2017
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/43/4/230.abstract
AB In this paper, I analyse the issue of conscientious objection in relation to cosmetic surgery. I consider cases of doctors who might refuse to perform a cosmetic treatment because: (1) the treatment aims at achieving a goal which is not in the traditional scope of cosmetic surgery; (2) the motivation of the patient to undergo the surgery is considered trivial; (3) the patient wants to use the surgery to promote moral or political values that conflict with the doctor's ones; (4) the patient requires an intervention that would benefit himself/herself, but could damage society at large.