A widespread assumption has taken hold in the field of medicine that we must allow health
care professionals the right to refuse treatment under the guise of 'conscientious …

In medicine, the vast majority of conscientious objection (CO) is exercised within the
reproductive healthcare field–particularly for abortion and contraception. Current laws and …

Reproductive health care is the only field in medicine where health care professionals
(HCPs) are allowed to limit a patient's access to a legal medical treatment–usually abortion …

The issue of conscientious objection (CO) arises in healthcare when doctors and nurses
refuse to have any involvement in the provision of treatment of certain patients due to their …

Conscientious objection is a legitimate right of physicians to reject the practice of actions that
violate their ethical or moral principles. The application of that principle is being used in …

This article analyzes the problem of complicity in wrongdoing in the case of healthcare
practitioners (and in particular Roman Catholic ones) who refuse to perform abortions, but …

The practice of conscientious objection often arises in the area of individuals refusing to fulfil
compulsory military service requirements and is based on the right to freedom of thought …

Conscientious objection in healthcare has come under heavy criticism on two grounds
recently, particularly regarding abortion provision. First, critics claim conscientious objection …

Physicians' rights to refuse to participate in medical procedures that offend their conscience
may be incompatible with patients' rights to receive lawful, medically indicated treatment …

The practice of conscientious objection by healthcare workers is growing across the globe. It
is most common in reproductive healthcare settings because of the religious or moral values …