Good points. There is an element of trust the public takes with them going into any medical facility. We have a presumption of competence, especially if that provider is licensed.
not only that, doctors expect that patients defer to their expertise, and will override patients’ when they believe its medically necessary.
doctors are still taught to be confident and act like they know everything when they don’t, but patients today know a lot more about things than they did in the past, at least certain segments of their patients, and they do not put absolute trust in anyone, including doctors.
especially not with non-doctors and non-medical reasons dictating what kinds of treatments are/aren’t allowed.