'''Right of Conscience''' also known as the Freedom of Conscience or Natural Right, is a judgment of right and wrong whereby human laws are invalidated if they infringe on the religious beliefs of an individual.
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'''Right of Conscience''' also known as the Freedom of Conscience or Natural Right, is a judgement of right and wrong whereby human laws are invalidated if they infringe on the religious beliefs of an individual.
==Healthcare Right of Conscience==
==Healthcare Right of Conscience==
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An example of right of conscience in healthcare would involve [[Christians]] healthcare workers refusing to provide services such as [[abortion]], artificially inseminatation, [[contraceptio]]n and end-of-life issues. Ethical medical care has been the foundation of medicine for over 2500 years, as defined by the Hippocratic Oath. <ref>[http://www.cbhd.org/resources/healthcare/collett_2004-04-27.htm Protecting the Health Care Provider's Right of Conscience] Center for Bioethics</ref>
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An example of right of conscience in healthcare would involve [[Christians]] healthcare workers refusing to provide services such as [[abortion]], artificially inseminatation, [[contraception]] and end-of-life issues. Ethical medical care has been the foundation of medicine for over 2500 years, as defined by the Hippocratic Oath. <ref>[http://www.cbhd.org/resources/healthcare/collett_2004-04-27.htm Protecting the Health Care Provider's Right of Conscience] Center for Bioethics</ref>