Response to: 'Why medical professionals have no moral claim to conscientious objection accommodation in liberal democracies' by Schuklenk and Smalling

Shimon M. Glick; Alan Jotkowitz

doi:10.1136/medethics-2016-103670

Response to: 'Why medical professionals have no moral claim to conscientious objection accommodation in liberal democracies' by Schuklenk and Smalling

Shimon M. Glick, Alan Jotkowitz

Medical School for International Health

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

The recent essay by Schuklenk and Smalling opposing respect for physicians' conscientious objections to providing patients with medical services that are legally permitted in liberal democracies is based on several erroneous assumptions. Acting in this manner would have serious harmful effects on the ethos of medicine and of bioethics. A much more nuanced and balanced position is critical in order to respect physicians' conscience with minimal damage to patients' rights.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	248-249
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Medical Ethics
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-103670
State	Published - 1 Apr 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Health(social science)
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Health Policy
Issues, ethics and legal aspects

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Response to: 'Why medical professionals have no moral claim to conscientious objection accommodation in liberal democracies' by Schuklenk and Smalling

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