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5 lis 2020 · We follow Cornell’s frame to advocate a rights-based approach that balances the interests of those with a conscientious objection against the interests of those in need of an abortion, and in doing so reject the idea that rights theory is necessarily embedded in ‘an essentially masculinist ontology’. 45 We endorse a sex equality framework ...
1 mar 2023 · Conscientious objection engages states’ obligations to protect, respect and fulfil the right to health (by ensuring that where it is lawful abortion is safe and accessible, and that provider refusal does not undermine access to abortion).
The persistent failure to recognize abortion provision as “conscientious” has resulted in laws that do not protect caregivers who are compelled by conscience to provide abortion services, contributes to the ongoing stigmatization of abortion providers, and leaves theoretical and practical blind spots in bioethics with respect to positive ...
4 maj 2018 · Doctors, like everyone else, must listen to their consciences. Those who provide termination of pregnancy are motivated by compassion. Our conscience will not let us turn away from women in distress. Many of us had a religious upbringing.
The aim of this study was to examine a range of healthcare professionals’ views on conscientious objection and identify the appropriate parameters of conscientious objection to abortion. Gadamer’s hermeneutic was utilised to frame this study.
21 sie 2023 · A conscientious objection is a refusal to participate in abortion on the grounds of conscience. This may be informed by religious, moral, philosophical, ethical, or personal beliefs. Currently, there is very little investigation into the impact of conscientious objection on service users in Britain.
We focus specifically on refusals of abortion care enabled by section 4 of the Abortion Act 1967. We argue that legitimating narratives on conscience seek to achieve seemingly contradictory goals: entrenching abortion as morally ambiguous while securing it as part of medicine’s monopolistic practice.
