Conscientious Objection and Philosophical Anthropology

Authors

  • Luis Fernando Velásquez-Córdoba Author Universidad CES
  • Ramón Córdoba-Palacio Author Universidad de Antioquia

Keywords:

Awareness, objection, ethics, bioethics.

Abstract

The paper begins with the human being’s unavoidable need to choose between two or more realities and to opt for one of them in order to carry out any voluntary act, regardless of how trivial or momentous it might be. The rush to reduce or abolish the right of conscientious objection is the culmination of a policy that ignores the intrinsic dignity of the human being. Every human being is a person. This policy tries to impose adherence to the rules or norms of the State, which are dictated by any official agency to ensure observance of the “law” above and beyond conscience, thereby obliging a person to become a criminal or an accomplice in matters such as abortion, euthanasia and the like.

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Author Biographies

Luis Fernando Velásquez-Córdoba, Universidad CES

Psicólogo. Especialista en Ética. Profesor Asistente, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.

Ramón Córdoba-Palacio, Universidad de Antioquia

Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía. Médico pediatra. Profesor Titular de Pediatría de la Universidad de Antioquia. Profesor Emérito de la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.

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Published

2011-03-28

How to Cite

Velásquez-Córdoba, L. F., & Córdoba-Palacio, R. (2011). Conscientious Objection and Philosophical Anthropology. Persona Y Bioética, 14(2). Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/1802

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Reflection Article

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