Taxation, Conscientious Objection and Religious Freedom

Annabelle Lever (1)

1 CEVIPOF - Centre de recherches politiques de Sciences Po (Sciences Po, CNRS)

Is forcing Catholic opponents of abortion to pay taxes for abortion coverage in health plans the same as forcing pacifists to fight? The answer, we’ll see is, is ‘no’, because of the nature of abortion, taxation, and democratic government. We will then examine the implications of these claims for the role of religious bodies in the provision of public services.

Keywords: Conscientious objection; Abortion; Taxation; Democracy; Equality; Obamacare

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Philosophy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Religions; Humanities and Social Sciences; Political science

Annabelle Lever. Taxation, Conscientious Objection and Religious Freedom. Ethical Perspectives, 2013, 20 (1), pp.144 - 153. ⟨hal-02506489⟩