Conscientious objection and ideological impositions: The Drift of The Mayflower

This article discusses the problematic and evading development of conscientiousobjection in the context of the Colombian constitutional jurisprudence. From a historical allusion to the famous case of the “Mayflower Pilgrims” –which serve as areference to the central problems that faces the objector–, it seeks to define the scopeof conscientious objection as a fundamental right (as a fundamental justice claim)in regard to the “factual” and “legal” possibilities for its exercise, for which there willbe a brief contrast between the most representative cases decided by the ColombianConstitutional Court in such matter. The core of the article is the idea that thereis an ideological prevalence that, unjustifiably, makes it difficult and in some casesdenies the exercise of the right to object in consciousness, particularly when it comes tothe right of life in regard to the abortion case.

“Dishonourable disobedience” – Why refusal to treat in reproductive healthcare is not conscientious objection

In medicine, the vast majority of conscientious objection (CO) is exercised within the reproductive healthcare field – particularly for abortion and contraception. Current laws and practices in various countries around CO in reproductive healthcare show that it is unworkable and frequently abused, with harmful impacts on women's healthcare and rights. CO in medicine is supposedly analogous to CO in the military, but in fact the two have little in common. This paper argues that CO in reproductive health is not actually Conscientious Objection, but Dishonourable Disobedience (DD) to laws and ethical codes. Healthcare professionals who exercise CO are using their position of trust and authority to impose their personal beliefs on patients, who are completely dependent on them for essential healthcare. Health systems and institutions that prohibit staff from providing abortion or contraception services are being discriminatory by systematically denying healthcare services to a vulnerable population and disregarding conscience rights for abortion providers. CO in reproductive healthcare should be dealt with like any other failure to perform one's professional duty, through enforcement and disciplinary measures. Counteracting institutional CO may require governmental or even international intervention.

Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: An Ethical Analysis of Conscientious and Religious Objections

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Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: An Ethical Analysis of Conscientious and Religious Objections

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Futebol e sociedade : as manifestações da torcida

Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Educação Física

AI in power systems and energy markets

In a world increasingly conscientious about environmental effects, power and energy systems are undergoing huge transformations. Electric energy produced from power plants is transmitted and distributed to end users through a power grid. The power industry performs the engineering design, installation, operation, and maintenance tasks to provide a high-quality, secure energy supply while accounting for its systems’ abilities to withstand uncertain events, such as weather-related outages. Competitive, deregulated electricity markets and new renewable energy sources, however, have further complicated this already complex infrastructure.Sustainable development has also been a challenge for power systems. Recently, there has been a signifi cant increase in the installation of distributed generations, mainly based on renewable resources such as wind and solar. Integrating these new generation systems leads to more complexity. Indeed, the number of generation sources greatly increases as the grid embraces numerous smaller and distributed resources. In addition, the inherent uncertainties of wind and solar energy lead to technical challenges such as forecasting, scheduling, operation, control, and risk management. In this special issue introductory article, we analyze the key areas in this field that can benefi t most from AI and intelligent systems now and in the future.We also identify new opportunities for cross-fertilization between power systems and energy markets and intelligent systems researchers.

O Ambiente (também) é um desafio ético: da universalidade dos princípios aos particularismos insulares

É reconhecida a necessidade de se integrarem as práticas ambientais em reflexões de natureza ética. Uma vez que as ações desprovidas de fundamentação rapidamente se transformam em re-ações vazias e sem sentido, torna-se essencial aliar o "como devo agir?" ao "porquê devo agir (desta forma e não de outra)"? O que a Ética Ambiental procura é dotar os seres humanos das ferramentas que lhes permitam assumir essa intencionalidade de um agir responsável e consciencioso, promovendo um imprescindível olhar crítico sobre os contextos em que nos inserimos.

Uma abordagem comunicativa à aprendizagem da língua em contexto educativo pré-escolar e escolar (1.º ciclo do Ensino Básico)

Mestrado, Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico, 19 de Junho 2015, Universidade dos Açores.

Effect of Emotion and Personality on Deviation from Purely Rational Decision-Making

Human decision-making has consistently demonstrated deviation from "pure" rationality. Emotions are a primary driver of human actions and the current study investigates how perceived emotions and personality traits may affect decision-making during the Ultimatum Game (UG). We manipulated emotions by showing images with emotional connotation while participants decided how to split money with a second player. Event-related potentials (ERPs) from scalp electrodes were recorded during the whole decision-making process. We observed significant differences in the activity of central and frontal areas when participants offered money with respect to when they accepted or rejected an offer. We found that participants were more likely to offer a higher amount of money when making their decision in association with negative emotions. Furthermore, participants were more likely to accept offers when making their decision in association with positive emotions. Honest, conscientious, and introverted participants were more likely to accept offers. Our results suggest that factors others than a rational strategy may predict economic decision-making in the UG.

Document sobre l'objecció de consciència en sanitat

Aquest document parteix del reconeixement del principi d'autonomia de les personesi de la llibertat de consciència, ideològica i religiosa. I precisament per això exposael risc que, en la pràctica sanitària, l'exercici de l'objecció de consciència pugui fercol·lisió amb els drets dels usuaris. Per aquesta raó, l'Administració i les diversesinstitucions involucrades, han de prendre les mesures necessàries per facilitar la compatibilitat de l'exercici dels drets i les decisions de totes les persones implicades.

Document sobre l'objecció de consciència en sanitat

Aquest document parteix del reconeixement del principi d'autonomia de les personesi de la llibertat de consciència, ideològica i religiosa. I precisament per això exposael risc que, en la pràctica sanitària, l'exercici de l'objecció de consciència pugui fercol·lisió amb els drets dels usuaris. Per aquesta raó, l'Administració i les diversesinstitucions involucrades, han de prendre les mesures necessàries per facilitar la compatibilitat de l'exercici dels drets i les decisions de totes les persones implicades.

Watershed Planning Advisory Council Annual Report January 2015

This report provides updates on the WPAC recommendations made in its 2013 legislative report, including actions taken on those recommendations and any follow-up recommendations from WPAC. Recommendations include documentation of activities, and the needs and challenges toward making progress in protecting Iowa’s water resources, identified by WPAC in coordination with all agencies and stakeholders in the management of the state’s water resources in a sustainable, fiscally responsible, and environmentally conscientious manner.