The Spanish euthanasia law discriminates health care providers who request the right of conscientious objection. The recent pressures exerted on the health community, seeking to limit the free exercise of their profession when they oppose putting into practice laws that [...]

The recent pressures exerted on the health community, seeking to limit the free exercise of their profession when they oppose putting into practice laws that threaten the life or health of people, compels us to raise the dilemma of the [...]

The Supreme Pontiff once again insists on the non-negotiable duty of the faithful to oppose abortion. Doctrine reiterated by Pope Francis in continuity with the previous pontiffs, which is part of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. In a recent [...]

Last month we witnessed two sad events. On the same day, the feast of St. John the Baptist, the Spanish Parliament passed the law on euthanasia and the European Parliament adopted the “Matić Report”, which redefines abortion as “essential medical care”, recognizing it [...]

Report asks the European Parliament to pass a resolution in which considers abortion as human right A new attempt at the objectification of the embryonic human being, with the consequent and blatant strike on its dignity and right to life, [...]

The global euthanasia agenda would be supported by the change proposed by WMA in the International Code of Medical Ethics. Is it a programed step to undermine the strong opposition of physicians to euthanasia?  On February 21 this year, we [...]

The power to exercise conscientious objection if one does not wish to participate in an abortion appears to be an inviolable right for health personnel. However, in a recent study in South Korea (read HERE) assessing the extent to which [...]

Appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the American Senate on Monday by 52 to 48 votes, elevating the fifth woman to the Supreme Court in its 231-year history. The American Constitution grants the Supreme Court a decisive [...]

Bioethics and conscientious objection have a close relationship from a personalist point of view. Furthermore, true medical deontology needs the right to conscientious objection of health professionals in certain circumstances. Last Wednesday, an article published in English newspaper The Guardian announced [...]

With a large majority (392-162), the most important medical institution in the United States reiterates that assisted suicide is not a medical act. It is “fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer” AMA says. AMA’s Council on Ethical and [...]

“1,300 complaints alleging discrimination in a health care setting on account of religious beliefs or conscience issues” (NHS official data) “Just today we finalized new protections of conscience rights for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, teachers, students and faith-based charities,” Trump said [...]