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Protection of one’s conscience is the ethical right of every health professional, Pope Francis told a group of Italian pharmacists Oct. 14.
Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia is an integral part of fidelity to the medical profession, Pope Francis told a group of Italian pharmacists on Thursday.
“On an individual level, the pharmacist, each of you, uses medicinal substances which can, however, turn into poisons. Here, it is a question of exercising constant vigilance, so that the objective is always the patient’s life in its entirety,” the Pope said on Oct. 14.
Continued below.
Pope Francis Defends Conscientious Objection to Abortion, Euthanasia in Health Care
Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia is an integral part of fidelity to the medical profession, Pope Francis told a group of Italian pharmacists on Thursday.
“On an individual level, the pharmacist, each of you, uses medicinal substances which can, however, turn into poisons. Here, it is a question of exercising constant vigilance, so that the objective is always the patient’s life in its entirety,” the Pope said on Oct. 14.
Continued below.
Pope Francis Defends Conscientious Objection to Abortion, Euthanasia in Health Care