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Kantian Conscientious Objection: A Reply to Kennett.

  • Published In: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2023, v. 32, n. 3. P. 450 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kulesa, Ryan 3 of 3

Abstract

In her paper, "The cost of conscience: Kant on conscience and conscientious objection," Jeanette Kennett argues that a Kantian view of conscientious objection in medicine would bar physicians from refusing to perform certain practices based on conscience. I offer a response in the following manner: First, I reconstruct her main argument; second, I present a more accurate picture of Kant's view of conscience. I conclude that, given a Kantian framework, a physician should be allowed to refuse to perform practices that break the moral law and, thus, refuse practices that violate her conscience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 2023/07, Vol. 32, Issue 3, p450
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0963-1801
  • DOI:10.1017/S0963180122000287
  • Accession Number:164580731
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