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Moral Postman
Williams, Patricia J. | April 25, 2005 issue

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Discusses the role of morality in U.S. state law and Supreme Court decisions. Report that the Colorado Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a convicted murderer because jurors had consulted a Bible during their deliberations rather than state law; Design of the court system to moderate human behavior in the face of moral ambiguity; Discussion of the movement among health professionals to exercise the right of refusal, a practice that is often informed by religious conservatism; Opinion that professionals must act under the guidelines of the profession they have chosen; Problems with replacing professional ethics with religious belief.

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LAW & ethics; JUDGMENTS -- Moral & ethical aspects; PROFESSIONAL ethics; BIBLE & law; CONSERVATISM -- Moral & ethical aspects; MEDICAL personnel -- Moral & ethical aspects; U.S. states; UNITED States; COLORADO
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