Prawo do sprzeciwu sumienia w ramach legalnej opieki medycznej. Rezolucja nr 1763 Zgromadzenia Parlamentarnego Rady Europy z dnia 7 października 2010
The Right to Conscientious Objection in Lawful Medical Care. Resolution 1763 of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 7 October 2010

Summary/Abstract: This paper elaborates on the origin of Resolution 1763 The right to conscientious objection in lawful medical care, adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 7 October 2010. The draft resolution was prepared by the socialist and leftist MPs and aimed to curtail the right to conscientious objection by medical personnel and to increase the availability of legal, yet morally controversial, medical services, especially abortion. The work on the document began on 14 October 2008 when a group of MPs put forward a motion containing the draft resolution. The draft was later submitted to deliberations of the Committee on Social, Health and Family Affairs and the Committee for Equality between Women and Men. Adoption of the document was preceded by a stormy debate on the nature of the right to conscientious objection and its subjective and objective scope as regards the medical care system and the right to health protection. The adopted amendments significantly altered the original text. The final draft laid a strong emphasis on the fundamental nature of the right to freedom of conscience, including the right to conscientious objection, but also stressed the responsibility of the state for providing patients with access to lawful medical services. The Polish translation of Resolution 1763 has been attached at the end of the paper.

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