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A clear case for conscience in healthcare practice.

Giles Birchley1

  • 1Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK. gbirchley@blueyonder.co.uk

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This paper argues for expanding conscientious objection rights in healthcare. Developing practitioners' consciences benefits both moral integrity and patient care, especially in emergencies and for junior staff.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Philosophy of Healthcare

Background:

  • The role of conscience in healthcare ethics is contested.
  • Concerns exist regarding the reliability of conscience-based decisions and their impact on patient access to care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue for broadening the right to conscientious objection in healthcare.
  • To explore the benefits of developing practitioner conscience for healthcare practice and patient outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis drawing on Hannah Arendt's work.
  • Argumentation for the expansion of conscientious objection rights.

Main Results:

  • Conscience can preserve moral integrity for practitioners.
  • A pang of conscience can aid decision-making in time-sensitive situations.
  • Conscientious objection can empower junior staff in hierarchical healthcare settings.

Conclusions:

  • Expanding conscientious objection, with provisos, offers significant benefits.
  • Developing conscience enhances practitioner moral integrity and can improve patient care.
  • Conscience serves as a critical tool for ethical navigation and institutional challenge in healthcare.