Topic: Conscience

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Bioethics in Brief: Cooperation with Evil

Bioethics in Brief: Cooperation with Evil

Other Resources

April 16, 2022

What is ‘cooperation in evil’? ‘Cooperation in evil’ often means assisting or facilitating the wrongdoing of others, either intentionally or as a side-effect of our action. The same idea is implied by the term ‘complicity’. These terms can also be used to include endorsing past or current wrongful choices of other people. Some also use

Safe Spaces for the Dying

Safe Spaces for the Dying

ABN Papers

August 5, 2026

Protecting care homes and hospices from forced participation in assisted suicide What are conscience clauses? Conscience clauses are explicit provisions in law that create exemptions from legal or contractual obligations that would otherwise be imposed upon citizens or bodies. For example, in England from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century, the state compelled citizens to