TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-accommodationism and conscientious objection in healthcare
T2 - A Response to Robinson
AU - Clarke, Stephen
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PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Michael Robinson takes issue with an 'argument from voluntariness' made by several opponents of current practices for managing conscientious objection (CO) in healthcare, including Cantor, Stahl and Emanuel, and Schuklenk, whom he characterises as 'non-accommodationists'. Here I argue that while Robinson is right to oppose the argument from voluntariness, he misunderstands current arrangements for managing CO in healthcare, and he misses the force of the non-accommodationist case against those arrangements. I also argue that despite what he says, Robinson is as much a proponent of reform of the management of CO in healthcare as are his non-accommodationist opponents. Additionally, I raise a concern about Robinson's preferred approach to managing CO in healthcare.
AB - Michael Robinson takes issue with an 'argument from voluntariness' made by several opponents of current practices for managing conscientious objection (CO) in healthcare, including Cantor, Stahl and Emanuel, and Schuklenk, whom he characterises as 'non-accommodationists'. Here I argue that while Robinson is right to oppose the argument from voluntariness, he misunderstands current arrangements for managing CO in healthcare, and he misses the force of the non-accommodationist case against those arrangements. I also argue that despite what he says, Robinson is as much a proponent of reform of the management of CO in healthcare as are his non-accommodationist opponents. Additionally, I raise a concern about Robinson's preferred approach to managing CO in healthcare.
KW - Conscientious Refusal to Treat
KW - Ethics-Medical
KW - Policy
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U2 - 10.1136/medethics-2022-108294
DO - 10.1136/medethics-2022-108294
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 35487677
SN - 1473-4257
VL - 49
SP - 73
EP - 74
JO - Journal of Medical Ethics
JF - Journal of Medical Ethics
IS - 1
M1 - e22108294
ER -