{"id":13042,"date":"2006-12-14T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13042"},"modified":"2023-02-02T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T19:36:35","slug":"conscience-clauses-and-oral-contraceptives-conscientious-objection-or-calculated-obstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13042","title":{"rendered":"Conscience Clauses and Oral Contraceptives: Conscientious Objection or Calculated Obstruction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mary K Collins<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/annalshealthlaw.jpg\" alt=\"Annals of Health Law\" class=\"wp-image-15818\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annals of Health Law<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>The ideal conscience statutes will balance the interests on both sides. Conscientious objectors should be free to practice in accordance with their beliefs, but should have to give employers and patients reasonably advanced notice that they may not be reliable in certain situations.173 The individual objector should avoid knowingly entering into employment situations guaranteed to create conflict. While health care providers have a duty to ensure informed decision making, women seeking unbiased clinical care should not be subjected to lectures on personally held views of morality. Places of worship are a more appropriate arena for proselytizing. Institutional and individual objectors should develop appropriate accommodations through referral and notice to avoid inconvenience, delay, and possible injury to the patients who depend on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Collins MK. Conscience <a href=\"https:\/\/lawecommons.luc.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1186&amp;context=annals\">Clauses and Oral Contraceptives: Conscientious Objection or Calculated Obstruction?<\/a>. Ann Health Law. 2006 Winter;15(37-60. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary K Collins AbstractThe ideal conscience statutes will balance the interests on both sides. Conscientious objectors should be free to practice in accordance with their beliefs, but should have to give employers and patients reasonably advanced notice that they may not be reliable in certain situations.173 The individual objector should avoid knowingly entering into employment &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13042\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Conscience Clauses and Oral Contraceptives: Conscientious Objection or Calculated 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