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Respecting importance of conscience or CO (+ 11/− 1; rm.:24)
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+
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Conscience is an inner voice that requires to be listened to (6)
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+
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Freedom of conscience is a moral right (4)
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+
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CO reflects objective moral truth (2)
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+
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Conflicts of conscience are a regular feature of moral life (2)
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+
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Degree of intensity and magnitude of an act underlies moral judgment (2)
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+
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Society and Values, individual liberty and autonomy (1)
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+
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Respects personal beliefs (1)
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-
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Moral judgment leads to` values´ (2)
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+
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Conscience is the “law of the intellect” (1)
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+
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Conscience is related to personal identification (1)
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+
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Conscience implies a strong moral conviction (1)
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+
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Conscience involves a certain intensity of conviction (1)
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Criteria for CO (+ 9/−2; rm.:36)
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-
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Physicians must separate moral belief from professional life (9)
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+
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HCP’s position must be consistent with their other beliefs and actions (7)
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+
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Conscience is not one-sided (7)
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+
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HCP have differing attitudes towards conscience (2)
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+
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Objection must be to the treatment (2)
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+
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Position held must be sincere (2)
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+
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Rationale must reflect valid view of service’s goals (2)
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+
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Position emerges after alternatives considered (2)
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+
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Position must fit within coherent system of ethical beliefs (1)
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+
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Mystifying characteristic: Not backed by reason or logic (1)
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-
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Position poses risk to HCP’s moral integrity (1)
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Moral integrity needs to be respected (+ 5/−1; rm.:22)
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-
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Women have an access right (12)
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+
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Acting against own conscience causes moral distress (4)
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+
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Patient has a moral right to informed consent and refusal (3)
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+
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Conscience may extend beyond moral reasoning (1)
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+
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Most compelling moral basis (1)
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+
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Protection of individual liberty (1)
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Normative value of CO (+ 4/−1; rm.:13)
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+
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Fundamental principle of a pluralistic society (4)
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+
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Core of humanity (3)
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+
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Intrinsic value is autonomy and human flourishing (3)
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+
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Conscience is not infallible (2)
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-
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CO as synonym for refusal to deliver abortions (1)
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CO protects HCP (+ 5/−0; rm.:9)
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+
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Conscientious position is an “ethical position” of a HCP (5)
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+
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CO credits the individual conviction against general perception (1)
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+
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CO encompasses more than simply not performing the intervention (1)
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+
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CO considers one’s own conduct not that of another (1)
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+
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CO is a vehicle for HCP who regard such requests objectionable (1)
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Conscience is closely related to identity and sense of self (+ 4/−1; rm.:8)
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+
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Conscience is central to being a whole person (2)
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+
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Conscience is experienced in relation to own actions (2)
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-
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Toleration of moral diversity is plausible and questionable (2)
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+
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Conscience is a driver of human behaviour (1)
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+
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Failure to follow own conscience generates regret and guilt (1)
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Respect for autonomy (+ 3/−1; rm.:10)
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-
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CO may heighten risk for women living in precarious circumstances (5)
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+
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Value-neutral care is impossible to be provided (3)
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+
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Professional CO reflects autonomy of the profession (1)
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+
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Choices of the patient may be ethically unacceptable (1)
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Ignoring conscience of HCP is a form of discrimination (+ 3/− 0; rm.:3)
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+
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Loss of self-respect (1)
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+
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Discrimination against well-performing practitioners (1)
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+
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Discrimination related to religious conscience (1)
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Requirement to offer a service (+ 1/−2; rm.:11)
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-
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Three main arguments for “access” can be rebutted (4)
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-
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There are biased assumptions of forced access position (4)
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+
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Consequences follow when conscience rights are eliminated (3)
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Freedom of conscience (+ 2/−0; rm.:7)
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+
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Both the “willing” / “refusing” provider have conscience (6)
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+
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Conscience is a societal value (1)
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Imposing own beliefs (+ 0/−2; rm.:7)
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-
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Violation of physician’s conscience (5)
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-
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Patient care over adherence to religious doctrines or self-interest (2)
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