The Nature and Limitations of Conscience in Healthcare
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- Hardcover
221 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2025
Summary
The Ethical Compass: Navigating Conscience in Healthcare
The role of conscience in healthcare decision-making is explored in this important intervention in the fields of Health Law and Ethics, Medicine, Nursing and Philosophy. It takes a broad approach to conscience, looking beyond the standard examples of conscientious objection to argue that conscience permeates healthcare decisions.
However, it also shows that not all decisions of conscience are worthy of legal or societa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108490115 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108490115 |
| Series: | Cambridge Bioethics and Law |
| Author: | Stephen W. Smith |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 221 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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About The Author
Stephen W. Smith
Stephen W. Smith is a Reader in Medical Law and Ethics at Cardiff University, where he directs the Legal Aspects of Medical Practice programme. He is the author of End-of-Life Decisions in Medical Care: Principles and Policies for Regulating the Dying Process (Cambridge, 2012).
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