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if i understand correctly, it would probably be illegal (at least in the US) for a doctor not to operate in that situation. the only circumstance i know of wher
by leetcrew 8y ago
if i understand correctly, it would probably be illegal (at least in the US) for a doctor not to operate in that situation. the only circumstance i know of where a doctor can willfully allow a patient to die is when a notarized do not resuscitate order has been filed. even in this situation, they would still probably be obligated to try any other means at their disposal to save the patient.
- zbentley 8y agoI don’t think the point is that there is an obvious right answer, but rather that the existence of formalized (ish) ethics and codes of professional conduct frequently distinguishes the medical profession from software engineering.
- leetcrew 8y agosure, but it seemed worth pointing out that the ethical behavior prescribed by the board is probably illegal. i don't want a formalized code of ethics in my field that might require me to break the law.