In Defence of Forgetting Evil: A Reply to Pilkington on Conscientious Objection

Authors

Jake Greenblum, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
T. J. Kasperbauer

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2021

Abstract

In a recent article for this journal, Bryan Pilkington (2019) makes a number of critical observations about one of our arguments for non-traditional medical conscientious objectors’ duty to refer. Non-traditional conscientious objectors are those professionals who object to indirectly performing actions—like, say, referring to a physician who will perform an abortion. In our response here, we discuss his central objection and clarify our position on the role of value conflicts in non-traditional conscientious objection.

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Recommended Citation

Greenblum, J., Kasperbauer, T.J. In Defence of Forgetting Evil: A Reply to Pilkington on Conscientious Objection. Bioethical Inquiry 18, 189–191 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-020-10078-9

Publication Title

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

DOI

10.1007/s11673-020-10078-9

Academic Level

faculty