Table 4

 The researchers’ categorisation of written justifications judged not to be consistent with consensus reasoning

Multichoice answerCategoryBefore year 1:no. (%)End year 1:no. (%)End year 3:no. (%)End year 5:no. (%)
Non-consensus2: Personal values/morality15 (35)11 (35)9 (39)11 (26)
3: Influence of other non-medical/legal value systems0000
4: Inconsistent with consensus but based on moral argument27 (63)19 (62)14 (61)30 (70)
5: Indeterminate1 (2)1 (3)02 (4)
Consensus2: Personal values/morality2 (100)1 (100)2 (100)0
3: Influence of other non-medical/legal value systems0000
4: Inconsistent with consensus but based on moral argument0000
5: Indeterminate0000