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Why professional regulations can constrain moral action

I'm a nurse and our hospital is turning away uninsured patients but breaking protocol to treat them could cost me my license and ability to help anyone.

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You must weigh the immediate harm of following unjust rules against the long-term harm of losing your power to heal.

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