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  • Global Health Ethics
  • Bioethics
  • Moral Psychology

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  • Conscientious objection is under-discussed in global health.
  • Blanket prohibitions of non-discriminatory conscientious objection are debated.
  • Global health's diverse nature necessitates nuanced ethical considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue against blanket prohibitions of non-discriminatory conscientious objection in global health.
  • To introduce a nuanced understanding of conscience and moral uncertainty.
  • To explore the implications of moral uncertainty and epistemic humility in global health.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of conscientious objection within the global health context.
  • Examination of moral psychology and the concept of conscience.
  • Argumentation based on moral uncertainty, epistemic humility, and decoloniality.

Main Results:

  • Blanket prohibitions of non-discriminatory conscientious objection are unjustified.
  • Moral uncertainty necessitates epistemic humility in applied ethics.
  • Resistance to moral imperialism is vital for global health's aims.

Conclusions:

  • Global bioethics requires acknowledging moral uncertainty and respecting plurality.
  • Absolutist stances on disagreement are incompatible with global health goals.
  • International guidelines on conscientious objection should be amended to include nuanced approaches.