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    Health professionals

    Area of Science:

    • Bioethics
    • Medical Ethics
    • Philosophy of Medicine

    Background:

    • Conscientious objections by health professionals are increasingly recognized.
    • Accommodating these objections is often linked to preserving moral integrity.
    • Alternative conceptions of moral integrity exist, impacting accommodation claims.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the suitability of the "identity conception" of moral integrity for health professionals' conscientious objection accommodation.
    • To critically examine five specific objections raised against the identity conception in this context.

    Main Methods:

    • Philosophical analysis of moral integrity concepts.
    • Critical examination of objections to the identity conception.
    • Argumentation for the suitability of the identity conception in healthcare ethics.
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    • The identity conception defines moral integrity as consistency between actions and core moral convictions.
    • Five common objections (lack of social component, subjectivity, no reasonableness condition, no moral constraints, no intellectual integrity) were analyzed.
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    Conclusions:

    • The identity conception of moral integrity is a sound and suitable framework for addressing health professionals' conscientious objections.
    • Despite criticisms, the identity conception adequately supports moral-integrity-based accommodation claims in healthcare.
    • This framework helps ensure that health professionals can practice without compromising their fundamental moral beliefs.