Background: The concept of conscientious objection is well described; however, because of
its nature, little is known about real experiences of nursing professionals who apply …

The workplace is a key forum in which the issue of religion and its position in the public
sphere is under debate. Desires to observe and express religious beliefs in the workplace …

Some contributions to the current literature on conscience objection in healthcare posit the
notion that the requirement to refer patients to a non-objecting provider is a morally …

There are questions so resistant to easy resolution that we tend to ignore them for as long as
we can, but so fundamental that they keep returning whenever we try to discuss anything …

Most states in the United States have conscience laws protecting conscientious refusal to
perform some medical service. Yet many state conscience laws protect providers from being …

Objective: To provide practical guidance for psychiatrists asked to conduct an assessment of
a woman requesting a termination of pregnancy. Method: The law relevant to termination of …

In this article the author discusses the law regarding abortion and referrals to abortion, in
response to a paper by Daniel Hill which argues that the Abortion Act 1967 should be …

As in many other countries, there is significant debate in England and Wales on the law
related to abortion. The views of ethicists vary between those who think that the legal …

Three public health interventions well known to decrease the risks associated with
pregnancy and child birth are access to maternity care, family planning and contraception …

Abstract Aim: The 1996 Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act decriminalized abortion in
South Africa and the South African Medicines Control Council in 2000 approved the …