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<div>{{Short description|Freedom to act upon one's beliefs}}<br />
'''Freedom of conscience''' is the [[freedom]] of an individual to act upon their [[Morality|moral]] beliefs.<ref>{{cite web |title="Freedom of Conscience", Oxford English Dictionary |url=https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=freedom+of+conscience |website=OED.com |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> In particular, it often refers to the freedom to ''not do'' something one is normally obliged, ordered or expected to do. An individual exercising this freedom may be called a [[conscientious objector]].{{efn|The term "conscientious objector" often implies an objection to military service in particular.}}<br />
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The right to freedom of conscience is recognized by several international conventions, such as the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] and the [[European Convention on Human Rights]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Freedom of Conscience Around the World |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2019/642277/EPRS_BRI(2019)642277_EN.pdf |publisher=European Parliament}}</ref> It is distinct from but closely related to [[freedom of thought]], [[freedom of expression]] and [[freedom of religion]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Artistic freedom]]<br />
* [[Autonomy]]<br />
* [[Cognitive liberty]]<br />
* [[Conscience clause (education)]]<br />
* [[Conscience clause in medicine in the United States]]<br />
* [[Conscientious objection to abortion]]<br />
* [[Conscientious objector|Conscientious objection to military service]]<br />
* [[Freethought]]<br />
* [[Intellectual freedom]]<br />
* [[Liberty]]<br />
* [[Political freedom]]<br />
* [[Prisoner of conscience]]<br />
* [[Vaccine hesitancy#Religion|Vaccine hesitancy and religion]]<br />
* [[Vegan school meal]]<br />
* [[Whistleblowing]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| author = Leonard M. Hammer<br />
| title = The International Human Right to Freedom of Conscience<br />
| publisher = [[Routledge]], [[Taylor & Francis]]<br />
| date = 2017<br />
| isbn = 9781138734227<br />
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*{{cite book<br />
| author1 = Jacelyn Maclure<br />
| author2= [[Charles Taylor (philosopher)|Charles Taylor]]<br />
| title = Secularism and Freedom of Conscience<br />
| publisher = [[Harvard University Press]]<br />
| date = 2011<br />
| isbn = 9780674058651<br />
}}<br />
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[[Category:Fundamental rights]]<br />
[[Category:Human rights]]<br />
[[Category:Philosophy of law]]<br />
[[Category:Political philosophy]]<br />
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