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Marcus P Adams<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Extract<\/strong>
Asserting that we should encourage dialogue is one thing; showing that such dialogue is possible is another. My commentary has in no way argued against having beliefs that result from religious conscience; rather, I have argued only that religious conscience, regardless of the religion from which it develops, has no place in medical decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adams MP. Conscience and Conflict (Conscience in Medicine)<\/a>. Am J Bioeth. 2007;7(12):28-29. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marcus P Adams ExtractAsserting that we should encourage dialogue is one thing; showing that such dialogue is possible is another. 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