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Conscientious Objection: Understanding When And Why Primary Care Physicians Object To Providing Health Care To Transgender And Gender-Diverse Patients In An Appalachian Medical Center, Mili S. Patel, Kelley A. Jones, Laura Davisson, Elizabeth Miller, Nicole Kahn, Pamela J. Murray, Kacie M. Kidd
Conscientious Objection: Understanding When And Why Primary Care Physicians Object To Providing Health Care To Transgender And Gender-Diverse Patients In An Appalachian Medical Center, Mili S. Patel, Kelley A. Jones, Laura Davisson, Elizabeth Miller, Nicole Kahn, Pamela J. Murray, Kacie M. Kidd
Journal of Appalachian Health
Introduction: Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals face barriers to accessing primary and gender-affirming care, especially in rural regions where a national shortage of medical providers with skills in caring for TGD people is further magnified. This care may also be impacted by individual providers’ strongly held personal or faith beliefs and associated conscientious objection to care.
Purpose: This study assesses the prevalence of conscientious objection to providing care and gender-affirming hormone (GAH) therapy to TGD individuals among physicians in an Appalachian academic medical center.
Methods: An anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey of physicians was distributed to resident and faculty physicians in …