Conscientious objection: reflections for nursing in Portugal
Objective: to discuss conscientious objection in nursing, identifying the ethic and legal basis for this decision-making. Methodology: qualitative study in which the methodology used was ethical reflection based on a legal analysis of the laws in question, proceeding to a bibliographical and docu...
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| description | Objective: to discuss conscientious objection in nursing, identifying the ethic and legal basis for this decision-making. Methodology: qualitative study in which the methodology used was ethical reflection based on a legal analysis of the laws in question, proceeding to a bibliographical and documentary research Conclusions: Portuguese law and ethical pillars that form the basis of the Code of Ethics of nurses in Portugal defend the freedom of conscience as a professional practice. However, the obligation to protect human life, which imposes the need for coordination between this protection and the exercise of the right to conscientious objection on the part of the nurse, is also clear. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a237954c46d4076b9e5f295727478342022-12-21T23:16:31ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Gaúcha de Enfermagem1983-144736411211610.1590/1983-1447.2015.04.53242S1983-14472015000400112Conscientious objection: reflections for nursing in PortugalSandra PaçoSérgio DeodatoObjective: to discuss conscientious objection in nursing, identifying the ethic and legal basis for this decision-making. Methodology: qualitative study in which the methodology used was ethical reflection based on a legal analysis of the laws in question, proceeding to a bibliographical and documentary research Conclusions: Portuguese law and ethical pillars that form the basis of the Code of Ethics of nurses in Portugal defend the freedom of conscience as a professional practice. However, the obligation to protect human life, which imposes the need for coordination between this protection and the exercise of the right to conscientious objection on the part of the nurse, is also clear.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472015000400112&lng=en&tlng=enÉtica en enfermeríaLegislación de enfermeríaComienzo de la vida humana |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Paço Sérgio Deodato Conscientious objection: reflections for nursing in Portugal Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem Ética en enfermería Legislación de enfermería Comienzo de la vida humana |
| title | Conscientious objection: reflections for nursing in Portugal |
| title_full | Conscientious objection: reflections for nursing in Portugal |
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| title_short | Conscientious objection: reflections for nursing in Portugal |
| title_sort | conscientious objection reflections for nursing in portugal |
| topic | Ética en enfermería Legislación de enfermería Comienzo de la vida humana |
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