conscientious objection
noun
: objection on moral or religious grounds (as to service in the armed forces or to bearing arms)
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Rabin objected to the philosopher’s persistent call for conscientious objection to military service in the occupied territories.
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Moti Mizrahi, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2023
As such, hospitals have legal obligations and have set up contingency and staffing plans to prevent violating those doctors' federal conscientious objection protections.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2024
Listen to this article Reproductive rights advocates are eyeing a change in state law that would no longer allow medical providers to deny a patient reproductive health care based on a religious or conscientious objection.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
So, the real question is when does someone’s conscientious objection from a shared, civic or regulatory duty adversely affect the rest of us?
—Clint Bolick, National Review, 3 Dec. 2023
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Moti Mizrahi, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2023
As such, hospitals have legal obligations and have set up contingency and staffing plans to prevent violating those doctors' federal conscientious objection protections.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2024
Listen to this article Reproductive rights advocates are eyeing a change in state law that would no longer allow medical providers to deny a patient reproductive health care based on a religious or conscientious objection.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
So, the real question is when does someone’s conscientious objection from a shared, civic or regulatory duty adversely affect the rest of us?
—Clint Bolick, National Review, 3 Dec. 2023
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“Conscientious objection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conscientious%20objection. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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