Factors influencing practitioners’ who do not participate in ethically complex, legally available care: scoping review
Date
2021-09-28
Authors
Brown, Janine
Goodridge, Donna
Thorpe, Lilian
Hodson, Alexandra
Chipanshi, Mary
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Publisher
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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Keywords
Conscientious objection, Medical ethics, Refusal to treat, Abstention, Care provision, Non-participation, Non-involvement
Citation
Brown, J., Goodridge, D., Thorpe, L. et al. Factors influencing practitioners’ who do not participate in ethically complex, legally available care: scoping review. BMC Med Ethics 22, 134 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00703-6