Sentences with phrase «of conscience clause»

I would probably argue along those lines with respect to the freedom of conscience clause as well.

«What I did was I voted for a couple of amendments which were kind of conscience clauses for the likes of registrars and so on, which didn't get past, but that wouldn't have slowed it down at all,» he says.

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SEC members voted to remove the doctrinal clause which stated that marriage is a «union of one man and one woman», replacing it with a clause which asserts that clergy who do not wish to preside over same - sex weddings will not be compelled to do so «against their conscience».

Wesley writes that conscience clauses should include this principle: «No medical professional should be forced to take, or be complicit in the taking of human life, whether of an embryo, fetus, or born member of the species.»

To compel pupils to receive moral instruction from some artificial secular standpoint seems to me to be a violation of conscience prohibited by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

«The clause is the turn of the screw by the coalition into our democratic system of government, which, at its essence, is about the individuality and votes of conscience of MPs, irrespective of the Whips and the patronage system.

Hendy says the NUJ's been looking for the insertion of a «conscience clause» in contracts which lets journalists off if they're asked to do anything dodgy.

I'm fighting for a conscience clause rider on appropriations because I'm very worried about religious freedom... I can do that if Congress is put back in charge of appropriations, which we are because of this budget agreement.»

He also backed the Nation al Union of Journalists (NUJ) proposal for a conscience clause in journalists» contracts and the setting up of a whistle - blower line.

However, given that both federal and New York law allow refusals by both individual providers and institutions, the substance of such conscience clauses is unlikely to be impacted.

anadiplosis: the repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next «My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.»

So, even if not protected by the conscience clause in section 4, the petitioners may still claim that, either under the Human Rights Act or under the Equality Act, their employers should have made reasonable adjustments to the requirements of the job in order to cater for their religious beliefs.

Lady Hale then went through the job description of the Labour Ward Co-ordinator and explained how most functions would not be covered by the conscience clause.

[260] This Charter right, like others, is subject to the limitation clause provided in s. 1 so that a limitation on freedom of conscience and religion is permissible if it is a reasonable limit prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

They will urge nations to invoke the Martens Clause, which requires that states take evolving public perspectives into account when determining whether weapons such as killer robots can meet the «dictates of public conscience» and the «principles of humanity.»

Ms. Bonnie Docherty of Human Rights Watch, a campaign co-founder, will speak on the human rights implications of autonomous weapons systems, including the basic tenants of the right to life, principle of humanity, and dictates of the public conscience or Marten's Clause.

Perhaps most importantly, this week a number of countries acknowledged the relevance of the Martens Clause and its legal requirement that the principles of humanity and the dictates of the public conscience be taken into account.

The Martens Clause, a provision of international law, requires that states take into account the «dictates of public conscience.»

In a survey Forese submitted to the Center for Arizona Policy, he indicated that he supports conscience clauses — for example, he would be in favor of allowing a pharmacist to refuse to dispense emergency contraception if the medication interfered with the pharmacist's moral or religious beliefs.