Conscientious Refusal Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is the first element of the conventional compromise?
Brock - Who is obligated to do what & why?
The medical professional informs the patient about the service/product if it is medically relevant to their condition
What is the second element of the conventional compromise?
Brock - Who is obligated to do what & why?
The medical professional refers the patient to another professional willing & able to provide the service/product
What is the third element of the conventional compromise?
Brock - Who is obligated to do what & why?
The referral does not impose an unreasonable burden on the patient
What are the two distinct questions surrounding the complicity objection to the conventional compromise, and what is Brock’s opinion on each?
(Brock - Who is obligated to do what & why?)
- Does informing, and in turn, referring, make the medical professional complicit in the immorality?
- If they do, does this justify the profession/state permitting professionals NOT to inform/refer patients as the conventional compromise requires?
Yes to first, No to 2nd.
What does freedom of conscience protect?
Weinstock: Does Religion Make a Difference?
The ability of the agent to reflect critically upon the moral and political issues that arise in society, specifically in professional life.
What does freedom of religion protect?
Weinstock: Does Religion Make a Difference?
An individual’s ability to achieve secure membership in a set of practices and rituals that have moral grounds
What is the ‘internal argument’ for accommodation of medical professionals’ consciences?
(Weinstock: Does Religion Make a Difference?)
Medical professionals should be able to reflect critically on the demands placed on them both in the health care industry and outside
What is the ‘external argument’ for accommodation of medical professionals’ consciences?
(Weinstock: Does Religion Make a Difference?)
The health care industry benefits from professionals feeling empowered by their ability to reflect on the laws, rules, and codes of conduct and protocols of the industry
Aside from the internal and external arguments for accommodation of medical professionals’ consciences, Weinstock provides two more arguments. What are they?
(Weinstock: Does Religion Make a Difference?)
- Procedures that we as a society have deemed morally permissible are not morally permissible to each and every individual
- Policies, rules and protocols don’t always play out as planned in the real world
What sort of claims are NOT grounds for conscientious refusal, according to Weinstock?
(Weinstock: Does Religion Make a Difference?)
Irreducibly religious claims - claims that cannot be justified in any nonreligious manner
ex. I can’t do this because the bible says so
