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James F Childress<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Abstract<\/strong>
This essay explores some of the conceptual and moral issues raised by illegal actions in health care. The author first identifies several types of illegal action, concentrating on civil disobedience, conscientious objection or refusal, and evasive noncompliance. Then he sketches a framework for the moral justification of these types of illegal action. Finally, he applies the conceptual and normative frameworks to several major cases of illegal action in health care, such as \u201cmercy killing\u201d and some decisions not to treat incompetent patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Childress JF. Civil disobedience, conscientious objection, and evasive noncompliance: a framework for the analysis and assessment of illegal actions in health care<\/a>. J Med Philos. 1985 Feb 01;10(1):63-83. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

James F Childress AbstractThis essay explores some of the conceptual and moral issues raised by illegal actions in health care. The author first identifies several types of illegal action, concentrating on civil disobedience, conscientious objection or refusal, and evasive noncompliance. 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