The missing voices in the conscientious objection debate: British service users’ experiences of conscientious objection to abortion

Abstract Background The fourth section of the 1967 Abortion Act states that individuals (including health care practitioners) do not have to participate in an abortion if they have a conscientious objection. A conscientious objection is a refusal to participate in abortion on the grounds of conscien...

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Main Authors: Becky Self, Clare Maxwell, Valerie Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00934-9