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Conscience at the End of Life
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: Received: 14 August 2024 / Approved: 14 August 2024 / Online: 14 August 2024 (16:55:38 CEST)
How to cite: Baergen, R. N.; Skidmore, J. Conscience at the End of Life. Preprints 2024, 2024081094. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1094.v1 Baergen, R. N.; Skidmore, J. Conscience at the End of Life. Preprints 2024, 2024081094. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1094.v1
Abstract
This paper reviews the ethical issues involved and argues that each of the usual policies for handling conscientious refusals faces serious challenges. Healthcare providers who refuse to provide medical services should be expected to explain their reasons, make prompt referrals, and bear some of the resulting costs or burdens.
Keywords
Medical ethics; conscientious refusal; conscientious commitment; end of life; healthcare law
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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