conscientious objection
noun
: objection on moral or religious grounds (as to service in the armed forces or to bearing arms)
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Notably, conscientious objection laws are just one type of policy restricting LGBTQ+ people’s access to health care.
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Nathaniel M. Tran,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
As such, hospitals have legal obligations and have set up contingency and staffing plans to prevent violating those doctors' federal conscientious objection protections.
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Beth Mole,
Ars Technica,
26 Mar. 2024
Listen to this article Reproductive rights advocates are eyeing a change in state law that would no longer allow medical providers to deny a patient reproductive health care based on a religious or conscientious objection.
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Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
29 Feb. 2024
Some psychiatrists described forms of conscientious objection—defying conscription and refusing to fight on ethical grounds—as a medical pathology.
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Rebecca Ayako Bennette,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2021
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Nathaniel M. Tran,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
As such, hospitals have legal obligations and have set up contingency and staffing plans to prevent violating those doctors' federal conscientious objection protections.
—
Beth Mole,
Ars Technica,
26 Mar. 2024
Listen to this article Reproductive rights advocates are eyeing a change in state law that would no longer allow medical providers to deny a patient reproductive health care based on a religious or conscientious objection.
—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
29 Feb. 2024
Some psychiatrists described forms of conscientious objection—defying conscription and refusing to fight on ethical grounds—as a medical pathology.
—
Rebecca Ayako Bennette,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2021
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“Conscientious objection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conscientious%20objection. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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