A 20-year-old patient who is a transgender man, comes to a public, secular hospital seeking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) testosterone treatment as part of his gender transition. The assigned provider doesn’t participate in any procedures that would lead to sterilization due to his sincerely held religious beliefs.

What specifically indicates this as a personal conscience objection? *

The objection is rooted in doctor’s religious beliefs

The provider objects due to sincerely held religious beliefs and this case involves the provider’s direct hand in a treatment that will impact the patient’s fertility, thereby making it a life or death matter.

All objections to provide treatment to an LGBTQ+ patient are personal conscience objections