"Conscience-based objection' is a term that has been around a long time. Since the pandemic and a number of political and legal efforts in the nation, the term has been employed more frequently. But what is a conscience-based objection? What are the ethical considerations around when and how one might have a claim of concience? What is required of a clinician when it might impact a patient's right to access care? What is required of a leader or employer? We talk with legal bieothicist Thaddeus Pope to disucss issues around conscience-based objections in healthcare.
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https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-i-object-ethical-and-practical-considerations-around-conscience-based-objections-1-3-25/