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Megan-Jane Johnstone<\/h4>\n\n\n
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\"Abortion
Australian Nursing Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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In formulating a response to the abortion issue, the nursing profession needs to be careful not to lose sight of its moral obligation to ensure that women receive the care they require. Nurses also need to be wary of the politicisation of conscience and the corrupting influence this can have on authentic debate about complex moral issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Johnstone M-J. Abortion and the politicisation of conscience.<\/a> Aust Nurs J. 2008 Dec;16(6):21. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Megan-Jane Johnstone ExtractIn formulating a response to the abortion issue, the nursing profession needs to be careful not to lose sight of its moral obligation to ensure that women receive the care they require. Nurses also need to be wary of the politicisation of conscience and the corrupting influence this can have on authentic debate … Continue reading “Abortion and the politicisation of conscience”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,554,1021,964],"tags":[1958],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-16918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-ethics","category-journal-oped","category-nursing","tag-megan-jane-johnstone"],"yoast_head":"\r\nAbortion and the politicisation of conscience - Protection of Conscience Project Library<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nurses must be mindful of their obligation to ensure that women receive the care they require and be wary of the politicisation of conscience\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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