A Physician Is Caring for an Indigent 37-Year-Old Male Patient

A physician is caring for an indigent 37-year-old male patient with no health insurance, who is admitted to the hospital with acute pancreatitis related to alcohol abuse. The administrator questions whether this patient is entitled to health care because he did not take responsibility for his actions leading to this condition and he has no health insurance plan. What is the ethical principle guiding the physician's actions?

A) non-maleficence
B) veracity
C) justice
D) confidentiality
E) role fidelity

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