CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION

May doctors refuse IVF to LGBT individuals?

Michael Cook | 26 May 2018 | Comments

tags: conscientious objection, lgbt bioethics

Is it only Christians who take refuge in conscientious objection?

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The morally messy world of international NGOs

Michael Cook | 25 March 2018 | Comments

tags: complicity, conscience, conscientious objection, cooperation in evil

When are they complicit in the actions of oppressors?

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UK Parliament to debate conscientious objection

Michael Cook | 27 January 2018 | Comments

tags: conscientious objection, uk

A website, the Free Conscience Campaign, launched to back bill

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Trump administration moves to defend conscience rights

Xavier Symons | 20 January 2018 | Comments

tags: conscience, conscientious objection, health and human services, trump, us

HHS has announced a new division that will protect COs.

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Should doctors comply with all patient requests?

Michael Cook | 02 December 2017 | Comments

tags: conscientious objection, patient refusal, patient satisfaction

If they want to maximise their compensation, perhaps the answer is Yes.

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Michigan mother jailed for refusing to vaccinate child

Xavier Symons | 14 October 2017 | Comments

tags: anti-vaxxer, conscientious objection, immunisation, law, us, vaccination

A 40-year-old Michigan anti-vaxxer has been sentenced to seven days jail.

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Another anti-vaxxer barred from entering Australia

Michael Cook | 02 September 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, conscientious objection, vaccination

A prominent anti-vaccination campaigner has been barred from entering Australia.

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Doctors told to include contraceptive counselling in every adolescent consultation

Xavier Symons | 29 July 2017 | Comments

tags: clinical ethics, clinical practice, conscientious objection, contraception

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends contraceptive counselling for every visit.

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Ontario passes assisted dying law

Xavier Symons | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: canada, conscientious objection, euthanasia, ontario

Doctors worry about conscientious objection

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Conscience wars intensify in the US

Xavier Symons | 13 May 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, conscientious objection, contraception, ezekiel emanuel, us

A new article on conscientious objection in the New England Journal of Medicine has sparked outcry among conservative bioethicists.

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Swedish midwife opposed to abortion appeals to European Court of Human Rights

Michael Cook | 26 April 2017 | Comments

tags: conscience, conscientious objection, sweden

Ellinor Grimmark has had to move to Norway to find work

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Catholic social teaching and the duty to vaccinate

Xavier Symons | 25 March 2017 | Comments

tags: catholicism, conscientious objection, paternalism, vaccination

Ever wondered what Catholicism says about vaccination?

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Anti-vaxxing: childcare and healthcare sanctions in Australia

Xavier Symons | 18 March 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, conscientious objection, immunisation, public health, vaccination

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants unvaccinated children banned from day care.

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Is it ethical to refuse a patient surgery for body art?

Michael Cook | 04 March 2017 | Comments

tags: body art, conscientious objection, informed consent

An ethicist argues that conscientious objection is not morally acceptable.

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A halfway house in the conscientious objection debate

Xavier Symons | 04 March 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, conscientious objection, duty to refer

Conscientious objection? "We'll call it a draw", says one academic.

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British child must be vaccinated, court rules

Xavier Symons | 11 February 2017 | Comments

tags: conscientious objection, law, uk, vaccination

A British High Court Judge has ordered that a 7-month-old boy be given a meningitis vaccine.

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Swedish midwife fights for her conscience rights

Michael Cook | 28 January 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, conscience, conscientious objection, sweden

She was sacked for refusing to participate in abortions

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Is climate change denial a crime?

Michael Cook | 12 November 2016 | Comments

tags: climate change, conscientious objection, free speech

A Norwegian ethicist says Yes.

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The battle over conscientious objection continues

Michael Cook | 05 November 2016 | Comments

tags: canada, conscience, conscientious objection, udo schuklenk

Leading editor responds to his critics

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Desperate times call for … rationing conscience

Xavier Symons | 15 October 2016 | Comments

tags: conscience, conscientious objection

Ever thought of conscience as a 'resource' to be 'rationed'?

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