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Justification For Conscience Exemptions In Health Care, Lori Kantymir, Carolyn Mcleod
Justification For Conscience Exemptions In Health Care, Lori Kantymir, Carolyn Mcleod
Philosophy Publications
Some bioethicists argue that conscientious objectors in health care should have to justify themselves, just as objectors in the military do. They should have to provide reasons that explain why they should be exempt from offering the services that they find offensive. There are two versions of this view in the literature, each giving different standards of justification. We show these views are each either too permissive (i.e. would result in problematic exemptions based on conscience) or too restrictive (i.e. would produce problematic denials of exemption). We then develop a middle ground position that we believe better combines respect for …
Taking A Feminist Relational Perspective On Conscience, Carolyn Mcleod
Taking A Feminist Relational Perspective On Conscience, Carolyn Mcleod
Philosophy Publications
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