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Table 5 Religious Reasons

From: Conscientious objection to participation in abortion by midwives and nurses: a systematic review of reasons

Religious Reasons

Religion does not permit involvement (+ 6/−1; rm.:16)

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Religious law should be followed (6)

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It is a sin against God (2)

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Religious premises are true (2)

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Job was chosen due to `calling´ (2)

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Conscientious objection due to eternal welfare (2)

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Nonreligious-based argumentation of CO reflects professional position (1)

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Catholic physicians should not become gynaecologists (1)

Religious convictions form conscience (+ 3/−0; rm.:7)

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Humans have values (3)

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Religious based reasoning against the provision of abortion related care (3)

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Religious HCP’s are confronted with serious conscience conflicts (1)

Religious toleration has multiple dimensions (+ 1/−2; rm.:3)

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Patient’s religious values can collide with medical providers (1)

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Recognising an exemption is not necessarily basis for opposition (1)

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Conflicting claims of toleration and how to respond (1)

Controversies in religion-based argumentation (+ 2/−0; rm.:2)

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Intrinsic plausibility of religious conclusions is difficult (1)

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Conscience is equated with natural law (1)