Does a doctor have the right to tell you he won't operate until you stop smoking?
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Smoking creates risks for surgeons.  You constrict blood vessels, raise blood pressure, and have a whole host of weird chemicals running through your body.\n\nWhat happens if you have this surgery and can't get outside to smoke during recovery?  What happens if you run into post-surgical complications due to the diminished capacity of your blood vessels?\n\nI had a doctor tell me if I were to have surgery to correct spinal stenosis, I would fare better if I lost weight first.  These things can and do create complications.
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That may be a cultural/religious thing and/or common in other countries, but it is NOT the law in the United States.  The only time a spouse would be asked for "permission" is if the patient was in a life threatening health crisis and the doctor needed authorization to treat the patient.  Tubal ligation is not a health crisis and is a voluntary surgery, so I can't imagine a time when "permission" would need to be sought for the procedure in this day and age.  Same for vasectomy in a vice versa situation.\n\nAmerican Academy of Family Physicians\nfamilydoctor.org/792.xml#8\n\nPlanned Parenthood: \n"Mentally competent adults can legally choose sterilization in all 50 states."\n\nJournal of the American Medical Association, 228(4):505.\n"There is no rule of law that states that one spouse can prevent the other from receiving medical care that is desired. There also does not appear to be any legal rule that states that one spouse must always be informed of medical care received by the other."
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Have you tried telling them that smoking will lead to CO PD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and that you don't want to "watch them die".  I went through that with both my mom and dad and had to watch both of them die a horrible death.  Try being "honest" and tell them you don't think it's fair for them to put you through watching them "die" from something they are doing by choice!  Good luck to you, however it turns out.  I wouldn't wish what I went through on anyone!  If you want, print my answer out and show it to them!  I've been there, what you are going to have to go through if they don't stop!  Good luck, and God Speed, no matter how it turns out.
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NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR SIGNED CONSENT. THIS IS A VERY STRICT LAW AND HOSPITALS, DOCTORS AND OTHER MEDICAL PERSONNEL CAN BE SEVERELY PUNISHED.
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No, they have no right under the constitution, but that does not matter.  Governments do what they want and there is not much you can do about it unless everyone is willing to fight it together.  That will never happen since there are more non smokers than there are smokers
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No. I used to smoke, and then I quit. I didn't want to put any more of that crap into my lungs. Why should I have to put up with it when I go to a restaurant, movie, or just about anywhere? If they want to kill themselves, that is their choice, but they have no right to inflict their pain on me.
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not if he is your son. family members are exempt from HIPPA regulations, if you go through the proper channels and your son has given permission.
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I live in Oregon and the medical use Of cannabis is legal.But the employer does have the right to refuse you work based on a "drug free" office. That also would include prescription pain pills etc. If they would put you or anyone else at risk.Most people don't want to know that the pilot of there plane is smoking up at 50,000 ft.
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Sounds like something you need to discuss with your doctor.  Your employer may require something from the doc stating your health does not prevent you from performing the job duties required  of you.
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Any surgery will benefit from being nicotine-free.  Tobacco products reduce the blood flow to healing areas on our bodies thus slowing the healing process.  If it were my body, I would choose no tobacco before surgery.
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you are married so i think you musrt be mature enough. there is only one true answer to  this. he doesent want to argue with you.he says he stoped smoking,but he is not strong enough to do it yet.but still,he doesent want to hurt you or he doesent feel goog to admit he is too week and cannot stop so easy. but if you are not repressing him with that,and if you support him and show him you love him no matter if he smoke or not, it will be different. so,show some empathy here.its not easy to stop smoking for some people. you'll see ,he may be stronger when see you wont make a big deal from it
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There's really no way to tell unless he goes to a doctor. Some people can start smoking at age 10 and live to be 100...it all depends on your body.
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Every doctor is different.  He has the duty to treat his patient to the best of his abilities, but if he believes it's not in the patient's best interest to become dependent on narcotics, he certainly has the right to refuse to prescribe them.\n\nThe patient is always free to consult with another doctor.  I'm sorry for whoever it is that's in this situation. It's really a horrible place to be at...
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you can refuse any type of treatment but if the doctors think you will benefit/survive with the treatment they could take you to court to have a judge decide weather or not you are mentally stable to be making the choice for yourself
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Yes, since it is there home, they have every right to smoke, rather then the customer calling and complaining about you, maybe you should just ask for another job if they are smokers, let someone else take that job and you can take another one! Other than that i dont think its right that people pay for your services in there home and are told they cant smoke!!
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Has to be prescribed by your doctor...but most physicians have lots of free samples, tell him/her you want to quit smoking & you will most likely not have to pay for it!
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As a former smoker, nurse, and former restaurant owner, NO.  That should be the right of the business owner.  \n\nOur county has a county-wide ban on smoking in restaurants (not bars) and of course in public places.  \n\nI like going into a restaurant and not smelling like smoke or having to breath second hand smoke.  But I had that choice before the ban too by eating at restaurants which were non-smoking.  Smokers can't smoke inside buildings, but they huddle together at the door and I have to walk through the cloud of smoke to get inside which I wouldn't have been exposed to before the county-wide smoking ban.\n\nSo NO.  That choice should be the business owner's choice and  the consumer's choice to vote with their feet.