{"id":13327,"date":"2005-10-15T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-15T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13327"},"modified":"2023-01-28T11:22:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T19:22:20","slug":"defining-the-limits-of-conscientious-objection-in-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13327","title":{"rendered":"Defining the limits of conscientious objection in health care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">J Andrew West<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/newsletterphilmed.jpg\" alt=\"Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine\" class=\"wp-image-15447\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>I will argue that we should prefer narrow conscience clauses because they (1) respect patients\u2019 right to informed consent and (2) reduce risks to vulnerable populations. I will then propose and defend an example of what a narrow conscience clause might look like. The clause I propose allows: (1) any person (2) directly involved in providing (3) nonemergency medical treatment or service (4) to refuse to provide the treatment or service in question, so long as the person (5) objects on moral or religious grounds and (6) cooperates in the transfer or referral of the patient to a willing provider. Before I turn to these arguments, a brief overview of the genesis and evolution of conscience clauses in medicine is in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>West JA. <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ymaws.com\/www.apaonline.org\/resource\/collection\/305C30F7-608F-411F-9CFA-BE03BEBCE990\/v05n1Law.pdf\">Defining the limits of conscientious objection in health care<\/a>. 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