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refusal
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refusal [re-fu´zal]
a declining to do something or to accept something.
conscientious refusal conscientious objection.
informed refusal refusal of treatment after one has been informed about it in an effort to gain informed consent.
refusal of treatment a declining of treatment; it may be either informed refusal or not fully informed.
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The limits of conscientious refusal in reproductive medicine.
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Going forward, federal and state policymakers are certain to put forth numerous new proposals on the issue of conscientious refusal.
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