{"id":13681,"date":"2011-07-18T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13681"},"modified":"2023-01-22T19:04:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T03:04:22","slug":"conscientious-objection-in-medical-students-a-questionnaire-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13681","title":{"rendered":"Conscientious objection in medical students: A questionnaire survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sophie LM Strickland<\/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\/2021\/03\/jmedicalethics.jpg\" alt=\"Journal of Medical Ethics\" class=\"wp-image-11057\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Journal of Medical Ethics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br><strong>Objective:<\/strong> To explore attitudes towards conscientious objections among medical students in the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Methods:<\/strong> Medical students at St George&#8217;s University of London, Cardiff University, King&#8217;s College London and Leeds University were emailed a link to an anonymous online questionnaire, hosted by an online survey company. The questionnaire contained nine questions. A total of 733 medical students responded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results:<\/strong> Nearly half of the students in this survey stated that they believed in the right of doctors to conscientiously object to any procedure. Demand for the right to conscientiously object is greater in Muslim medical students when compared with other groups of religious medical students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion:<\/strong> Abortion continues to be a contentious issue among medical students and this may contribute to the looming crisis in abortion services over the coming years. This project sheds some light on how future doctors view some of their ethical rights and obligations. Using empirical evidence, it reveals that conscientious objection is an issue in the UK medical student body today. These data could help anticipate problems that may arise when these medical students qualify and practise medicine in the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> Clearer guidance is needed for medical students about the issue of conscientious objection at medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Strickland SL. <a href=\"https:\/\/jme.bmj.com\/content\/38\/1\/22\">Conscientious objection in medical students: A questionnaire survey<\/a>. J Med Ethics. 2012;38(1):22-25. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophie LM Strickland AbstractObjective: To explore attitudes towards conscientious objections among medical students in the UK. Methods: Medical students at St George&#8217;s University of London, Cardiff University, King&#8217;s College London and Leeds University were emailed a link to an anonymous online questionnaire, hosted by an online survey company. The questionnaire contained nine questions. 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