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- Title
Protecting the Free Exercise of Religion in Health Care Delivery.
- Authors
O'Riley, Christine A.
- Abstract
Not all actions that are legal are necessarily morally correct. However, there are few protections for providers who are pressured to comply with actions and procedures that infringe on their religious beliefs regarding human dignity. The right of health care providers to freely act on religious convictions and refrain from cooperating with morally reprehensible tasks is often eschewed in favor of political correctness or is branded as discrimination. Adequate safeguards are urgently needed for health care workers at all levels to ensure that they can continue to care for the sick and most vulnerable members of the community without violating the dictates of their conscience. This article examines the free exercise of religion as it pertains to medical provider conscience protections. The author argues for conscience protection legislation with a right of action.
- Subjects
FREE exercise clause (Constitutional law); UNITED States. Constitution; FREEDOM of religion; DIGNITY; MEDICAL care; SICK people; MEDICAL personnel
- Publication
National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 3, p425
- ISSN
1532-5490
- Publication type
Article