
Conscience Rights for Medical Professionals
On this episode of What It Means to Be Human, Wesley J. Smith examines the need for conscience cl...
What It Means to Be Human · Wesley Smith
January 19, 20105m 57s
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Show Notes
On this episode of What It Means to Be Human, Wesley J. Smith examines the need for conscience clauses to protect medical professionals.
Today, physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals whose moral beliefs prevent them from participating in legal but ethically controversial acts such as abortion and physician-assisted suicide, find themselves under increasing pressure to either violate their consciences or be driven out of their careers. Listen in as Wesley J. Smith explains why the life you save by supporting conscience clauses could be your own.
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Topics
conscienceclauseliferightsmedicalprofessionalsabortioneuthanasiasuicide