"Cowardice asks the question—'Is it safe?' But conscience asks the question—'Is it right?'" —Martin Luther King Jr. Recent events have highlighted an old but now urgent ethical question: Can lawyers ...

This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. Joy Metzler had expected to still be ...

This document serves to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based framework to guide the development, reform, and implementation of health laws, regulations, and public policies related to conscientious ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The concept of conscientious objection dates back centuries and is rooted in the principle that individuals should not be forced to act against their deeply held moral or religious ...

NBC News is reporting two active-duty U.S. Air Force members are seeking conscientious objector status, saying they can no longer serve in a military that is aiding Israel’s war on Gaza. One of the ...

On January 16, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled in a landmark decision that the extradition of a conscientious objector to the war in Ukraine is permissible. The question was whether the ...

Every five years since the Battle of Gettysburg, interest in the Civil War is renewed. Many Civil War writers and researchers give more focus on the military and political parts of this bloody ...