Assume you are a doctor in a rural Alaska.A person in your community seeks your care.

1)Can you decline?

2)Is your answer different if the person is seriously ill?

3)Is your answer different if you are the only doctor in the area who specializes in the person's illness?

4)Is your answer different if you had a doctor patient relationship 10 years ago?

5)Is your answer different if the patient sued you as a result of that care 10 years ago?