Benjamín Herreros, Venktesh R Ramnath, Andrés Santiago-Saez, Tamara Raquel Velasco Sanz, Pilar Pinto Pastor
Healthcare professionals often face ethical conflicts and challenges related to decision-making that have necessitated consideration of the use of conscientious objection (CO). No current guidelines exist within Spain's healthcare system regarding acceptable rationales for CO, the appropriate application of CO, or practical means to support healthcare professionals who wish to become conscientious objectors. As such, a procedural framework is needed that not only assures the appropriate use of CO by healthcare professionals but also demonstrates its ethical validity, legislative compliance through protection of moral freedoms and patients' rights to receive health care...
April 24, 2024: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine: PEHM