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Treating Loved Ones
Physicians’ objectivity may be compromised when providing care to
those whom they feel an emotional attachment. Tell us what you think.
Illustration: nathalie dion
D
oes the standard of
care suffer when physicians provide care to
people for whom they
feel a strong emotional attachment?
Researchers on the subject would
answer with a resounding yes, but
historically, the majority of physicians who have participated in our
consultations on the subject have
argued that it does not.
In previous consultations of draft
policies addre