Abstract

MONTOYA-VACADIEZ, Diego Mauricio. Myths and Facts about Conscientious Objection in Medical Praxis. Rev. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.3, pp.435-449. ISSN 1692-7273.  https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.12804/revsalud12.03.2014.11.

This paper will study conscientious objection at a general level, and then analyze it in the context of medical practice, in order to answer questions such as what actually constitutes conscientious objection?, what is its basis?, who can claim it within the medical practice?, what practices may be subject to the objection?, how does the objection work within a medical team?, what are the legal consequences of applying it in the field of health care, among other questions.

Keywords : Conscientious Objection; Moral and Religious Convictions; Institutional Conscientious Objection; Jehovah's Witnesses; Physician-Patient Relationship; Legitimation; Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy.

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