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Scenario

How to handle conflicts between religious beliefs and medical care

I'm a nurse and yesterday I had to help with a procedure on a child whose parents refused pain medication for religious reasons and I keep thinking about her screams.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing suffering that could be prevented challenges the fundamental assumption that respecting others' beliefs is always morally correct.

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Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Medical ethics across traditions?”

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