TY - JOUR T1 - Response to: ‘Why medical professionals have no moral claim to conscientious objection accommodation in liberal democracies’ by Schuklenk and Smalling JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 248 LP - 249 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2016-103670 VL - 43 IS - 4 AU - Shimon M Glick AU - Alan Jotkowitz Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/43/4/248.abstract N2 - The recent essay by Schuklenk and Smalling opposing respect for physicians’ conscientious objections to providing patients with medical services that are legally permitted in liberal democracies is based on several erroneous assumptions. Acting in this manner would have serious harmful effects on the ethos of medicine and of bioethics. A much more nuanced and balanced position is critical in order to respect physicians’ conscience with minimal damage to patients’ rights. ER -