The conscientious objection among pharmacists in the Slovak Republic
Authors:
Tünde Ambrus 1; Jozef Kolář 1,2; Radka Krempaská 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno, Farmaceutická fakulta, Ústav aplikované farmacie
1; Univerzita veterinárskeho lekárstva a farmácie v Košiciach, Katedra lekárenstva a sociálnej farmácie
2
Published in:
Čes. slov. Farm., 2016; 65, 176-181
Category:
Original Articles
Overview
There were two primary objectives of this study: 1. bibliographic analysis of literature on pharmacists and conscientious objection, 2. analysis of present condition and attitudes of pharmacists (n = 100) and pharmacy students (n = 100) towards conscientious objection in the Slovak Republic. Data were obtained from the survey using by questionnaire.
Almost all, 191 (95.5%) respondents knew the phrase “conscientious objection”. The respondents claimed this right to refuse filling prescriptions written for emergency post-coital contraception in 43.5%, and dispensing of hormonal contraception in 26.5%. Most participants, 178 (89.0%) think that pharmacists have the right to conscientious objection. 65 respondents (32.5%) implement this right in their practice.
Key words:
conscientious objection • pharmacists • pharmacy students • Pro-life pharmacies
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