Can the doctor refuse to provide care

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A pediatrician, upon learning that the infant patient's parents are gay during the initial appointment, refuses to take the patient on in her practice. The doctor states that providing health care to the couple is antithetical to her religious perspective. Can the doctor refuse to provide care? Why or why not?

Reference no: EM133744446

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