Description:
This book argues that a conscientiously objecting medical professional should receive an exemption only if the grounds of an objector's refusal are reasonable. It defends a detailed, contextual account of public reasonability suited for healthcare, which builds from the overarching concept of Rawlsian public reason.
Review Quotes:
"Card's position is quite original and distinctive in the debate. While building on his previous defences of the 'reasonability view', his book also provides original and thought-provoking insights into the justification and the implications of this view."
Alberto Giubilini & Francesca Minerva in Bioethics
Card brings useful perspective to a problem that may become increasingly prevalent in a polarized society, where diversity of beliefs may conflict with the need to provide medical services considered controversial by some. Summing Up: Recommended."
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