{"id":16948,"date":"2012-04-02T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=16948"},"modified":"2023-02-22T07:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:30:21","slug":"conscientious-objection-and-health-care-a-reply-to-bernard-dickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=16948","title":{"rendered":"Conscientious objection and health care: A reply to Bernard Dickens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christopher Kaczor<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christianbioethics.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Bioethics\" class=\"wp-image-11204\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christian Bioethics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>Bernard Dickens seeks to undermine the legal and ethical protections accorded to health care workers and hospitals conscientiously objecting to abortion. First, he appeals to the rationale of antidiscrimination laws as a basis for arguing against conscientious objection. Second, he argues that conscientious objection undermines the rights of patients and their autonomy. Third, he holds that conscientiously objecting doctors have a duty to refer patients for abortion. Fourth, he believes that Kant&#8217;s principle of respect for humanity as an end in itself is violated by conscientious objection to abortion. Fifth, Dickens quotes remarks by Pope John Paul II as support for the idea that physicians should not conscientiously object to abortion. Finally, he posits that institutions, such as Catholic hospitals, have a responsibility to provide abortions. I argue that all of the arguments offered by Dickens against conscientious objection are unsound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaczor C. <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/cb\/article-abstract\/18\/1\/59\/402604?login=false\">Conscientious objection and health care: A reply to Bernard Dickens<\/a>. Christ Bioet. 2012 Apr 02;18(1):59-71.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Kaczor AbstractBernard Dickens seeks to undermine the legal and ethical protections accorded to health care workers and hospitals conscientiously objecting to abortion. First, he appeals to the rationale of antidiscrimination laws as a basis for arguing against conscientious objection. Second, he argues that conscientious objection undermines the rights of patients and their autonomy. 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