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conscience clause
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conscience clause
n.
A clause in a law that relieves persons whose conscientious or religious scruples forbid compliance.
conscience clause
n
(Law) a clause in a law or contract exempting persons with moral scruples
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A few states have enacted conscience clauses that protect pharmacists who choose not to dispense it.
The right of conscience in the age of Obama: it can no longer be ... by Allott, Daniel; Bowman, Matt / The American Spectator
Many prolife arguments for abortion conscience clauses take this form: "A decent society ought to ban abortion, but at the very least, it ought to protect those morally courageous doctors who refuse to perform it.
The right to refuse: how broad should conscience protections be? by Kaveny, Cathleen / Commonweal
FOCA would nullify virtually all state limits on abortion, including laws requiring parental involvement, women's right to know laws, conscience clauses, physician-only requirements, funding restrictions, and more.
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