Even if consensual, doctor-patient sexual act is unethical, say 'guidelines on sexual boundaries for doctors'
NAGPUR: The ‘guidelines on sexual boundaries for doctors’ adopted by the Medical Council of India (MCI) state that sexual activity between a doctor and a patient, even if consensual, will be against good medical practice. Even if the patient initiates it, it will be unethical for a doctor to engage in such a relationship. A relationship with a former patient is also discouraged and can be interpreted as unethical.The gender neutral guidelines, framed by the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), are posted on the MCI
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