Doctors want right to discuss religion with patients

Doctors are set to call for the right to discuss religion with their patients and to pray for them, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the issue will be raised at the British Medical Association (BMA) annual representative meeting which begins today.

 

Cancer specialist Dr Bernadette Birtwhistle, of the Christian Medical Fellowship, told the BBC: "I think it is getting to the point where many of us feel we cannot talk to patients about their spiritual or religious needs o... (155 more words)

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