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. 1997 Nov 1;157(9):1268–1271.

Despite some PR fallout, proponents say MD walkouts increase awareness and may improve health care

N Baer
PMCID: PMC1228360  PMID: 9361651

Abstract

This fall Ontario braced for possible strikes by public servants and teachers. A year earlier, the province's physicians were preparing their own job action. Walkouts by physicians, which have not been uncommon since the introduction of medicare, create two camps. In one are physicians who say legal job actions are ethical and often improve health care for patients. In the other are some doctors and ethicists who question whether doctors have an ethical right to withdraw services, even if it is legal to do so. Nicole Baer interviewed members of both camps.

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