You are a doctor. Your patient refuses treatment due to religious beliefs, but will die without it.
What should you do?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
When a patient refuses life-saving treatment due to religious beliefs, a doctor faces an ethical and legal conflict between the duty to save life and the patient's autonomy.
• Forcing treatment without legal consent or authority is unlawful and unethical.
• Ignoring the case constitutes severe medical negligence.
• Therefore, the legally appropriate and ethical course of action is to seek court permission if possible to intervene lawfully and save the patient's life.
Hence, the correct option is (C).