Acting Manager, Strategic Policy and Legislation, Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy.
J Law Med. 2022 Dec;29(4):1150-1167.
The right to conscientious objection has been reflected in multiple Australian jurisdictions for different purposes. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021(Qld) provides for conscientious objection and the scope of these provisions has proved a contentious topic. Through applying casuistical approaches and a rights-based ethical perspective, this article seeks to determine whether the referral requirement for objecting practitioners appropriately infringes on a practitioner's right of conscientious objection; whether the scope of professionals eligible to object conscientiously has been appropriately formulated; and whether an obligation to refer without a penalty for failure is a sufficient patient safeguard. The discussion concludes with possible considerations for future amendments to the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act.
出于不同目的，在多个澳大利亚司法管辖区都体现了出于良心拒服兵役的权利。2021 年（昆士兰州）《自愿协助死亡法》规定了出于良心拒服兵役，并证明这些规定的范围是一个有争议的话题。本文通过应用决疑法方法和基于权利的伦理观点，试图确定拒绝执业的医生的转介要求是否适当侵犯了医生的出于良心拒服兵役的权利；有资格出于良心拒服兵役的专业人员的范围是否得到了适当制定；以及不遵守转介义务而不被处罚是否足以保护患者。讨论最后提出了对《自愿协助死亡法》进行未来修正的可能考虑因素。
