Factors influencing practitioners’ who do not participate in ethically complex, legally available care: scoping review

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2021-09-28

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BioMed Central (BMC)

Abstract

Evolving medical technology, advancing biomedical and drug research, and changing laws and legislation impact patients’ healthcare options and influence healthcare practitioners’ (HCPs’) practices. Conscientious objection policy confusion and variability can arise as it may occasionally be unclear what underpins non-participation. Our objective was to identify, analyze, and synthesize the factors that influenced HCPs who did not participate in ethically complex, legally available healthcare.

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Conscientious objection, Medical ethics, Refusal to treat, Abstention, Care provision, Non-participation, Non-involvement

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