{"product_id":"9781139097284","title":"Conscientious Objection in Health Care: An Ethical Analysis","description":"Historically associated with military service, conscientious objection has become a significant phenomenon in health care. Mark Wicclair offers a comprehensive ethical analysis of conscientious objection in three representative health care professions: medicine, nursing and pharmacy. He critically examines two extreme positions: the 'incompatibility thesis', that it is contrary to the professional obligations of practitioners to refuse provision of any service within the scope of their professional competence; and 'conscience absolutism', that they should be exempted from performing any action contrary to their conscience. He argues for a compromise approach that accommodates conscience-based refusals within the limits of specified ethical constraints. He also explores conscientious objection by students in each of the three professions, discusses conscience protection legislation and conscience-based refusals by pharmacies and hospitals, and analyzes several cases. His book is a valuable resource for scholars, professionals, trainees, students, and anyone interested in this increasingly important aspect of health care.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107766288624,"sku":"9781139097284","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781139097284_p0.jpg?v=1763699257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781139097284","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}