Positive claims of conscience and objections to immigration law

Mark R. Wicclair

American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
American Medical Association Journal of Ethics

Extract
If immigration laws do not provide general exemptions for health care services, should they at least provide exemptions for health care professionals who cannot in good conscience comply with the law because they believe they have an ethical obligation to treat patients without regard to their immigration status?


Wicclair MR. Positive claims of conscience and objections to immigration law. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(3):188-192. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.3.ecas1-1303.

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