Denial of treatment by a physician because of patient noncompliance a number of legal and ethical concerns. Currently, the legal of physicians to treat noncompliant patients are uncertain. Under interpretations of ethical principles, physicians have been free withdraw from cases when patients are voluntarily noncompliant. However, may be time to reconsider this view.
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