ABSTRACT
This chapter further develops the Reasonability View by addressing some central theoretical objections to the position. The chapter addresses the objection that the view makes earning a conscientious objection either too easy or too difficult, the objection that the Reasonability View requires that conscientious objectors justify the truth of their views in order to earn an exemption, claims that the reasonability standard is too inflexible or is otherwise problematic, and objections from those skeptical of the notion of public reason. The chapter then moves beyond the core focus of the work—the proper scope of conscientious objection by medical professionals—to extend its analysis to the contexts of conscientious objection by medical students and to conscience claims lodged by institutions.
