Abstract
In medical community there are very different opinions about abortion. We propose to analyze the philosophical premises that frame the opinion of doctors regarding the legalization of abortion and corroborate how they vary according to the generational belonging of professionals; as well as establishing the role that conscientious objection plays to achieve a balance against the variety of existing positions. We conducted semi-structured interviews to doctors and students about their opinion about abortion legalization and the reasons on which they based their positions. Younger physicians were who approved legalization in greater proportion with arguments offered with a public health perspective. Due to the great variability of positions and idiosyncrasies that coexist in the medical field, conscientious objection is established as a necessary legal instrument to protect the moral integrity of each person.
Abortion; Conscience; Philosophy, medical; Civil rights