PHIL 237 Chapter : Weinstock "Does religion matter?" (Conscientious refusal)
1 Apr 2014
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Bioethics, 2013, daniel weinstock, professionals: does religion make a difference? , pp. Structure of the article: avoid conflating freedom of conscience and religious freedom, because both refer to different sets of moral consideration, the most convincing reason for granting a right to conscientious refusal in the area of health care (four reasons), the results of both previous arguments to show that there are no analogous reasons to accommodate religious claims for exemption in the healthcare sector. First limit of the thesis: the article only applies to irreducibly" religious objections of conscience. Second limit of the thesis: although health care professionals who ask for an exemption for irreducibly religious have no right to, there might be societal reasons to accept them. This is further expressed by the citizen"s ability to reflect upon moral issues and controversies arising in their community (or elsewhere) and to arrive at judgments about what should be done in such controversies.
