Conscientious Objection
Dickens, B.M., R.J. Cook “Ethical and Legal Issues in Reproductive Health: The Scope and Limits of Conscientious Objection.” International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Vol. 71, 2000, 71-77 This journal by B.M. Dickens and R.J. Cook informs the readers about both views of conscientious objection. On one side, many see that in the medical field there are many things that the medical professionals may not want to do due to their morals while others point out that the treatment the patient may receive based on said morals. This journal argues both sides saying that both are entitled to their own rights. Dickens and Cook go into depth into how conscientious objection works on each level of the medical field, from students to physicians.
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There is no pictures and the article doesn’t argue a point of view, but instead informs the reader of the term’s history. The paragraphs mention how commonly it occurs and how it was dealt with by the government. The paragraphs briefly discuss its journey of exemption and having no legal recognition to that of being accepted and used to create non combatant groups. The article ends there, not informing much more than it’s history, and goes into a section with links to other pages containing information on conscientious …show more content…
It is a lengthy article made up of multiple paragraphs that are split into 7 sections that each have their own purpose. Savulescu argues that conscientious objection is wrong and immoral in the workplace and discusses what should be done instead. She believes that if their conscious interferes with their work, as doctors, then they shouldn't be doctors at all because of how it would negatively affect the patients as she strongly believes that it is doctor’s sole duty to do what's in the patient's best interest. Savulescu talks about how conscientious objection contributes to discrimination, causes inefficiency, inequity and inconsistency, and goes against the commitments of a doctor. She notices how much a problem it would be if a certain group of people got different treatments based only on the doctor’s morals and lists all the things that could be done in order to prevent conscientious objection from influencing how a doctor treats a
There is no pictures and the article doesn’t argue a point of view, but instead informs the reader of the term’s history. The paragraphs mention how commonly it occurs and how it was dealt with by the government. The paragraphs briefly discuss its journey of exemption and having no legal recognition to that of being accepted and used to create non combatant groups. The article ends there, not informing much more than it’s history, and goes into a section with links to other pages containing information on conscientious …show more content…
It is a lengthy article made up of multiple paragraphs that are split into 7 sections that each have their own purpose. Savulescu argues that conscientious objection is wrong and immoral in the workplace and discusses what should be done instead. She believes that if their conscious interferes with their work, as doctors, then they shouldn't be doctors at all because of how it would negatively affect the patients as she strongly believes that it is doctor’s sole duty to do what's in the patient's best interest. Savulescu talks about how conscientious objection contributes to discrimination, causes inefficiency, inequity and inconsistency, and goes against the commitments of a doctor. She notices how much a problem it would be if a certain group of people got different treatments based only on the doctor’s morals and lists all the things that could be done in order to prevent conscientious objection from influencing how a doctor treats a