Sentences with phrase «issues of conscience which»

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The Catholic bishops of the United States have vowed to continue to resist the HHS Mandate, which forces Catholics and others to violate their consciences regarding grave issues of the human person and human life by requiring coverage of abortifacients, sterilization, and contraceptives.

Duddington also provides discussion of the issue of conscience in contemporary society, citing a number of high - proile cases in which the state has intervened on issues of religious conscience and human rights.

The final question, as to the Christian conscience and the coercive use of military power by one State upon another, we shall defer to the next chapter which will be devoted centrally to this issue.

Well, yes, but that rather misses the whole point at issue, which is that the ban on contraception has created a crisis of conscience among Catholics who on every other point of faith and morality are obedient servants of the Church but who, as I put it, «find themselves unable to conform their beliefs or practices to Humanae Vitae.»

A young lawyer, during a discussion, admitted having a troubled conscience because he was employed by a bank to represent them in a foreclosure proceeding in which there was deliberate withholding of information that prejudiced the issue.

Since the introduction of proportional representation in 1996, divisions which require all members in the chamber to vote by taking sides (termed a personal vote) are rarely used, except for conscience issues.

That's the beauty of free votes on conscience issues, which our party has always respected.

The leaders of all the main parties offered all their MPs, including ministers and shadow ministers, a free votes on the grounds that marriage is a «conscience» social issue in which the party whips have no official say.

«While we call on all men and women of conscience to call the EFCC and whoever is goading them along perilous path to order, we must warn that no harm must come the way of the illegally detained Ekiti State Government officials, who have health issues, which they will be hampered to manage effectively in EFCC's crushing detention.

Back in the day, it used to be claimed as one of the glories of the Liberal and National Parties that their MPs had freedom to vote as they chose, while Labor MPs were bound by Caucus solidarity, except in the case of an explicit «conscience vote», which has been traditionally confined to issues of (sexual) morality.

Yes, you put it in terms of the «community conscience» ethical issue, which you put in terms of jury nullification only, but that doesn't make it independent of the adjudicative role.