Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights, Right 2
You must be treated fairly. You must not be discriminated against, whether on the grounds of disability or for other illegal reasons like your ethnicity or your sexual orientation. Fair treatment also means that you can’t be coerced (forced or pressured into doing something), harassed, or exploited in any way, including sexually, financially or any other way.
If you believe a health professional has discriminated against you, you’ve got the option of either complaining to the Health and Disability Commissioner about a breach of the Code, or to the Human Rights Commission about a breach of the Human Rights Act. See Where to go for more support at thje bottom of this page for contact details