Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) and international human rights bodies have
long urged states to take steps to ensure that 'conscientious objection'does not undermine …

Midwives provide reproductive healthcare to women, including during termination of
pregnancy (TOP) after 12 weeks (late TOP). Their expertise, knowledge and woman-centred …

Although abortion in Italy is free of charge and legal in a broad set of circumstances, 71% of
gynecologists are registered as conscientious objectors, ie they are exempted from …

Conscience in Reproductive Health Care responds to the growing worldwide trend of health
care professionals conscientiously refusing to provide abortions and similar reproductive …

A key question has been underexplored in the literature on conscientious objection: if a
physician is required to perform 'medical activities,'what is a medical activity? This paper …

Background In modern society, health professionals are often asked to use their technical
skills to serve purposes other than treating illnesses. In such cases, some clinicians may …

Objetivou-se identificar nos discursos de gestores e trabalhadores que assistem mulheres
em situação de violência sexual, as condições que comprometem a atenção à estas …

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

Abstract Background In August 2017, Chile lifted its complete ban on abortion by permitting
abortion in three limited circumstances: 1) to save a woman's life, 2) lethal fetal anomaly …

The debate regarding the role of conscientious objection in healthcare has been protracted,
with increasing demands for curbs on conscientious objection. There is a growing body of …