The nature and limitations of conscience in healthcare / Stephen W. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Stephen W., 1973- author.

Series:

Cambridge bioethics and law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conscience.

Medical ethics.

Medical Subjects:

Conscience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"The role of conscience in healthcare decision-making is explored in this important intervention in the fields of Health Law and Ethics, Medicine, Nursing and Philosophy. It takes a broad approach to conscience, looking beyond the standard examples of conscientious objection to argue that conscience permeates healthcare decisions. However, it also shows that not all decisions of conscience are worthy of legal or societal protection and that these are interests to be weighed rather than rights. Instead, conscience should be protected only when the individual exercising conscience abides by specific responsibilities. Additionally, the book explores the important issues of complicity with healthcare decisions and institutional or organisational conscience and argues they play an oversized role in general discussions of conscience. It further claims that we ought to pay much more attention to conscientious provision. The book concludes by looking at ways to more effectively regulate claims of conscience"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Conscience from first principles

Respecting conscience

Responsibilities of conscience

Conscientious provision and objection

Complicity and corporate conscience

Regulating claims of conscience.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed September 16th, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Smith, Stephen W., 1973- Nature and limitations of conscience in healthcare

ISBN:

9781108785006

110878500X

OCLC:

1524994824

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license