What is your opinion of doctors sending away patients that refuse to follow orders?

What is your opinion of doctors sending away patients that refuse to follow orders?
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I think it’s a valid choice for the doctors. Is it the best way to get a parent to allow adequate care for their children? Probably not. But when those kids come down with some gawd-awful illness, guess who the parents will blame?
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