conscientious objection
noun
: objection on moral or religious grounds (as to service in the armed forces or to bearing arms)
Examples of conscientious objection in a Sentence
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So, the real question is when does someone’s conscientious objection from a shared, civic or regulatory duty adversely affect the rest of us?
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Clint Bolick, National Review, 3 Dec. 2023
Some psychiatrists described forms of conscientious objection—defying conscription and refusing to fight on ethical grounds—as a medical pathology.
—Rebecca Ayako Bennette, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2021
No matter whether a COVID mandate is added, however, exemptions are permitted for medical reasons or with a notarized statement asserting a student's conscientious objection to the vaccine(s).
—Michael Osterholm and J. Michael Oakes, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
Indeed, the defiance by legions of Catholic women of Pope Paul VI’s condemnation of birth control can itself be a model of conscientious objection.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2022
In 1967, world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali met with a group of the top black athletes in the country, who questioned him about his conscientious objection to serving in the Vietnam War.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2022
As a result, many who claimed conscientious objection fled to Canada or other nations willing to accept them.
—Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 25 Sep. 2021
All four universities allow for exemptions for medical reasons or a person's conscientious objection to the vaccine.
—Michael Osterholm and J. Michael Oakes, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
Iran makes military service compulsory for men; conscientious objection isn't allowed.
—Bob Ortega, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
Clint Bolick, National Review, 3 Dec. 2023
Some psychiatrists described forms of conscientious objection—defying conscription and refusing to fight on ethical grounds—as a medical pathology.
—Rebecca Ayako Bennette, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2021
No matter whether a COVID mandate is added, however, exemptions are permitted for medical reasons or with a notarized statement asserting a student's conscientious objection to the vaccine(s).
—Michael Osterholm and J. Michael Oakes, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
Indeed, the defiance by legions of Catholic women of Pope Paul VI’s condemnation of birth control can itself be a model of conscientious objection.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2022
In 1967, world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali met with a group of the top black athletes in the country, who questioned him about his conscientious objection to serving in the Vietnam War.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2022
As a result, many who claimed conscientious objection fled to Canada or other nations willing to accept them.
—Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 25 Sep. 2021
All four universities allow for exemptions for medical reasons or a person's conscientious objection to the vaccine.
—Michael Osterholm and J. Michael Oakes, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
Iran makes military service compulsory for men; conscientious objection isn't allowed.
—Bob Ortega, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
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