Doctors are not exempt from anti-discrimination laws. Like many professions, they have a code of conduct but it does not overide the law. So there is no legal precedent.
FYI.
The Medical Board of Australia’s (AHPRA) definition of “conscientious objection” is also vague: it argues that “a conscientious objection is based on sincerely-held beliefs and moral concerns, not self-interest or discrimination.”
However, there is no criteria or regulation that distinguishes the discrimination from moral concerns, once again basing a fundamental human right — medical access for all — on a subjective matter.
