Washington, DC, June 12, 2020—The 18,000-member Christian Medical
Association (www.cmda.org) today expressed
optimism that a just-finalized rule
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that deals with gender
issues will help protect medical judgment and the exercise of conscience in
healthcare.
"Health professionals know they must base medical decisions
on biology and science, not ideology," said Dr. Jeff Barrows, CMA's
Executive Vice President for Bioethics and Public Policy and an Ob-Gyn
physician. "Biological gender carries very significant health implications
that a physician must be able to recognize in making treatment decisions. The
freedom for a health professional to base decisions on the medical science
regarding biological gender also carries conscience concerns that should not be
overruled by politics or ideology.
"We are hopeful that this rule will help steer consideration
of gender issues in healthcare back toward science and away from politics and ideology,
back to the protection of professional medical judgment and the freedom to
adhere to long-observed ethical and moral standards."
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