International experience of legal regulation of the right to conscientious objection in medicine

This study provides an overview of international regulation of legal practices associated with conscientious objection in medicine. It explores the junctures of judgment in procedures for legal and ethical decisions in clinical medicine. The article presents an exploratory account of how health professionals adapt to new ethical practices and how these practices may become a challenge, raising ethical concerns and resistance from those involved, leading to broader debate about ethical principles in medicine. The concept of decision-making concerning conscientious objection in medicine was analyzed within the context of international and national laws in such countries as the USA, Poland, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Russia. In addition, the researchers provide an analytical review of secondary data from large surveys and studies in the field of bioethics and medical ethics.