Conscientious Objection in Health Care - An Ethical Analysis (Hardcover)

Historically associated with military service, conscientious objection has become a significant phenomenon in health care. Mark Wicclair offers a comprehensive ethical analysis of conscientious objection in three representative health care professions: medicine, nursing and pharmacy. He critically examines two extreme positions: the 'incompatibility thesis', that it is contrary to the professional obligations of practitioners to refuse provision of any service within the scope of their professional competence; and 'conscience absolutism', that they should be exempted from performing any action contrary to their conscience. He argues for a compromise approach that accommodates conscience-based refusals within the limits of specified ethical constraints. He also explores conscientious objection by students in each of the three professions, discusses conscience protection legislation and conscience-based refusals by pharmacies and hospitals, and analyzes several cases. His book is a valuable resource for scholars, professionals, trainees, students, and anyone interested in this increasingly important aspect of health care.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Mark R. Wicclair
Dimensions:	235 x 160 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-51431-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics
LSN:	0-521-51431-2
Barcode:	9780521514316

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