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While many professional medical associations have long held that such objections may be accommodated in a broad range of cases, a vocal and growing minority has been fervently arguing that the medical profession should cease accommodating conscientious objections and should rarely, if ever, permit clinicians to refrain from providing medical care merely because it conflicts with their conscience. One of the most popular arguments offered by non-accommodationists focuses on the claim that conscientious refusal is incompatible with healthcare professionals\u2019 fiduciary duty to put patients\u2019 interests ahead of their own. The aim of this paper is to show that, despite its initial plausibility, this argument is unable to withstand scrutiny. 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