It was later reported that several nurses had refused to care for Homolka prior to her giving birth.

There were several reasons that the nurses should have refused to obey the authority.

But she and the 130 other nurses refused to walk off the job.

She'd begged her, but the nurse had gently refused.

When the nurse refused, he threw her to the floor and beat her, they said.

Several nurses had refused to care for Homolka before she gave birth.

Instead, he'd asked the nurse to show him the punishment block, but the nurse had refused.

When he returned, the nurses refused to give him a bed in the ward.

In addition, individual doctors and nurses can refuse to provide contraceptives on moral grounds.

At the local hospital, nurses refused to treat the students.