Health Sciences 2610F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Canadian Medical Association, American Medical Association, General Medical Council
5 Mar 2016
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Conscientious refusals by health care professionals. Lecture 4 - reproduction ethics. A belief id conscientious (of or relating to conscience) when it is connected to a deeply held a moral belief. Conscience is closely connected to one"s own sense of self, and one"s own moral identity. Professionals have special obligations that arise: the monopoly granted to them, unlike a retail worker. The use of growth hormones for enhancement rather than treatment. Assisted reproductive services for unmarried and homosexual couples. The hpv vaccine for young girls. Terminal sedation for dying patients. Prolonging the life of dying neonates. On the one hand, there are a number of reasons to want to permit conscientious refusals. Allow for some, and some don"t seem permissible. There are therefore at least two kinds of ethically problematic refusals: 2) those that are grounded on repugnant (prejudiced, intolerant) moral views. 3) those that are not based on sound medical science.
