Comment on Is there ever a situation where a doctor can legally refuse to render aid to someone?
lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
[Warning: I’m no lawyer, nor doctor] It depends on the country. At least in Brazil this wouldn’t roll:
- Article 135 of the Penal Code - demands you to render aid to people under grave danger, as long as it won’t incur in risk for you. That applies to everyone, not just doctors, but if you’re a doctor it becomes really hard to explain why you didn’t render aid.
- Article 33 of the Medical Ethics Code - forces the doctor to render aid to someone seeking urgent or emergent professional care, when there’s no other doctor in a position to do so. This code of ethics is a big deal because failure to follow can make you unable to exert the profession.