Freedom of Conscience of Healthcare Professionals and Conscientious Objection in the European Court of Human Rights

The recent social and legal debate in several European countries on abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide has caused a strong resurgence of the concerns of healthcare personnel as to the real possibility of protecting their consciences in their professional sphere. Individual refusal for religi...

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Main Author: Valero, María José (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 6
Further subjects:B Conscientious Objection
B Human Life
B Healthcare
B European Court of Human Rights
B freedom of conscience
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