Contemporary Challenges to Conscience

Legal and Ethical Frameworks for Professional Conduct

Aleksander Stepkowski editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG

Published:31st Jul '19

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This book is a collection of studies addressing the complex and sensitive issue of conscientious objection. It has become utmost controversial, especially in relation to professional conduct in healthcare service. Moral dilemmas of physicians, being always a part of human existence, due to the development of public health insurance, became also a political issue with legal consequences. The book provides an in-depth analysis of this complex issue from a multidisciplinary perspective, including philosophical, political, legal and medical aspects. It also presents various experiences of different medical and legal professionals in this field.

ISBN: 9783631775554

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

296 pages

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