Students reporting an objection (religious, non-religious or both) to a total of 11 procedures
| Procedure | Students reporting objection to procedure (%) | Students who would not perform procedure (%) | Muslim students reporting objection to procedure (%) | Muslim students who would not perform procedure (%) |
| Abortion for congenital abnormalities before 24 weeks | 22.2 (n=160) | 15.8 (n=114) | 49.2 (n=30) | 32.8 (n=20) |
| Abortion for congenital abnormalities after 24 weeks | 43.7 (n=314) | 29.5 (n=212) | 72.6 (n=45) | 45.2 (n=28) |
| Abortion for failed contraception before 24 weeks | 31.9 (n=230) | 23.5 (n=170) | 73.0 (n=46) | 60.3 (n=38) |
| Abortion for a raped minor before 24 weeks | 13.1 (n=94) | 10.5 (n=75) | 16.4 (n=10) | 11.5 (n=7) |
| Abortion for a raped minor after 24 weeks | 31.2 (n=224) | 19.8 (n=142) | 37.7 (n=23) | 26.2 (n=16) |
| Learning about the moral arguments surrounding abortion at medical school | 1.4 (n=10) | 0.3 (n=2) | 4.6 (n=3) | 0.0 (n=0) |
| Prescription of birth control to a female who is deemed competent | 4.4 (n=32) | 1.9 (n=14) | 6.4 (n=4) | 4.8 (n=3) |
| Examining or treating a patient intoxicated with alcohol | 8.5 (n=62) | 1.2 (n=9) | 17.2 (n=11) | 1.6 (n=1) |
| Learning about the clinical impact of alcohol at medical school | 0.5 (n=4) | 0.0 (n=0) | 1.6 (n=1) | 0.0 (n=0) |
| Examining or treating a patient intoxicated with recreational drugs | 9.2 (n=67) | 1.6 (n=12) | 18.5 (n=12) | 1.5 (n=1) |
| Intimately examining a person of the opposite sex | 5.4 (n=39) | 1.1 (n=8) | 36.0 (n=23) | 7.8 (n=5) |
Press attention has recently been focused on the issue of conscientious objection within Muslim medical students,6 and therefore the results of the Muslim students in the study are shown separately.