Tag: conscientious objection

“Ethicist” says that conscientious objection to abortion should be banned because it might be “murder”

By Jonathon Van Maren Back in July, I noted that abortion activists in Latin America have become increasingly frustrated with the fact that even where abortion is legalized, very few doctors are willing to carry out the procedure. They want abortions, but many medical professionals are unwilling to violate their religious convictions (as well as …

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Baroness O’Loan’s Conscientious Objection Bill deserves our full support

By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. This is excerpted from a post and is reposted with permission. As Christians, we are called to respect the governing authorities as they are …

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The unsettled status of conscientious objection in the UK

By Michael Cook What are the rights of doctors who have a conscientious objection to certain procedures in the United Kingdom? The slightly confusing status quo is the subject of an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics by a Cambridge University academic, John Adenitire. Dr. Adenitire sketches a gradation of hostility towards conscientious objection. …

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The real anti-choicers: RH Reality Check argues pro-life doctors should be forced to perform abortions

  By Cassy Fiano Abortion advocates like to call themselves “pro-choice” because, as they say, all they want is for a woman to be able to make her own choice regarding her own body. Don’t dare call them pro-abortion, oh no — they’re just big fans of choice. Interesting, then, that they so frequently fight …

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Midwife lodges legal challenge against a Swedish County Council for denial of her right to freedom of conscience and religion on abortion

  By Pat Buckley Ruth Nordstrom of Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers, reports that a lawsuit has been filed against the Swedish Government on the right to freedom of conscience and religion for a midwife who has been refused employment because of her conscientious objection to abortion. [Editor’s note. The following was provided by the President …

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Top employment strategies for discouraging conscientious objection

  By Xavier Symons In a recent Journal of Medical Ethics article, controversial bioethicist Francesca Minerva argues for limiting the number of conscientious objectors in Italian hospitals. Minerva asserts that conscientious objection “prevents access to certain treatments”, and proposes that we set up disincentives for objectors in hospitals. The proposed solutions include offering higher salaries …

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