On January 6, 2026, 18-year-old Yuval Peleg was released from Neve Tzedek military prison and formally exempted from ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The concept of conscientious objection dates back centuries and is rooted in the principle that individuals should not be forced to act against their deeply held moral or religious ...

Catholic experts: The Holy Father’s arguments in support of conscientious objection for health professionals might also have an application in the context of abortion-tainted vaccines. Clockwise from ...

The four soldiers who were accused of tormenting conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan are acquitted. Tarhan’s lawyer is getting ready to appeal the verdict. 17 October 2008 Bawer Çakır Torture Goes ...

The medical profession in Mexico is defending its right to conscientious objection after the federal Chamber of Deputies (lower house) passed a bill that changes the country’s General Law on Health to ...

Conscientious Objection Platform will work for legislation recognizing the right to object to military service. Platform intends to campaign for rights of penalized conscientious objectors and ...

Chile’s new constitutional text includes guarantees for a series of human rights, including the rights to equality, health, and education. But the text also includes an interpretation of the freedom ...

Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia is an integral part of a doctor’s fidelity to the medical profession, Pope Francis told a group of Italian pharmacists on Thursday. “On an individual ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article explores the issue of conscientious objection invoked by health professionals in the reproductive and sexual health care context ...