An increasing number of laws aim to roll back LGBTQ+ people’s ability to access health care, leading to cascading effects on their well-being.
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Health-care professionals aren’t pacifists refusing conscription into the military. They freely choose health-care careers – that comes with obligations.
Some people refuse to file tax returns or pay all of their income tax due to moral or ethical concerns. The IRS warns that they, like more selfish tax scofflaws, may face penalties.
Aged care facilities and hospices can block access to voluntary assisted dying, despite it being legal in your state.
As Ukraine scrambles to defend itself from Russia’s illegal invasion, men aged 18 to 60 have been banned from leaving the country.
The US military can exempt from service those who are religiously or morally opposed to violence. But conscientious objector status won’t help soldiers who disagree with specific lawful orders.
Nurses who surround the process of medically assisted dying are an important source of insight into the real conversations our society needs to have about what it’s really like.
Healthcare professionals should have their freedom of conscience protected by law.
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Reading
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Deakin University
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Past Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California
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Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Accountancy, Miami University
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Associate Professor of Law (Health Law), Deakin University
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Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, National University of Singapore; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
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Graduate Student Assistant in Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago