[rhizome]

These doctors may have risked their livelihoods or their freedom by refusing to comply

Yeah, no. The first doctor is home right now, sleeping well, knowing s/he did the right thing by refusing to comply. The cops didn't have shit, the second hospital doctors completely abdicated their responsibilities absent any compelling interest and they went along with it because they wanted to, because they found a good enough reason. How do I know? Because the existence of the first doctor(s) proves they could have said "no."

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When the cops haul a man in for "standing funny", anything you do to oppose their will is painting a target on your back.

The first doctor got away with it because the other doctors went along with the officers' demands. If everyone had refused they would have been ethically in the right, but you can be assured the authorities would have reacted far less favorably.

[rhizome]

They went to a different hospital. That's not just turning to the next guy. The doctor at the first hospital explicitly refused on ethical grounds and did not get any unfavorable repercussions from the authorities, which completely refutes your point.

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Except that the first hospital had no guarantee that there would be no consequences, which completely refutes your point.

[rhizome]

There are no guarantees, ever, so I'm not sure what you're saying here.