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Some Catholic hospitals provide emergency contraception (EC) to rape victims, but some prohibit it based on institutional conscience and that it may act as an abortifacient.
We argue that the reasonable internal disagreement on this issue can be the basis for Catholic hospitals to accommodate physicians who may feel compelled by conscience to provide EC.
U.S. legal asymmetries protect conscientious objection (CO) in health care, but not conscientious provision (CP). Catholic hospitals can sanction or even fire physicians who provide EC.1, 2.
Ramifications of barriers to EC access and potential objections to this perspective are also discussed.
Publication Date
5-2024
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics
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Mason-Maready M, Whiting V, Brummett A. Catholic hospitals should permit physicians to provide emergency contraception to rape victims as an act of conscientious provision. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2024 May; Rochester Hills, MI.
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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2024.