Conscientious objection in the United States is based on the Military Selective Service Act, which delegates its implementation to the Selective Service...

Conscientious objection is granted in 22 member states of the European Union plus the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland. It is not granted in Sweden...

organizations around the world celebrate the principle on May 15 as International Conscientious Objection Day. On March 8, 1995, the United Nations Commission...

Selective conscientious objection is the practice of refusing some, but not all, military service. It is much more controversial than blanket conscientious objection...

Conscientious objection to military taxation (COMT) is a legal theory that attempts to extend into the realm of taxation the concessions to conscientious...

women in the conversation about conscientious objection but also challenged the militaristic proceedings of other activist groups and counter the hegemonic...

COINTELPRO. The U.S. has recognized conscientious objection to military service since its founding. However, the U.S. only recognizes blanket objection to all...

induction into the United States military forces during the Vietnam War. His local draft board had rejected his application for conscientious objector classification...

June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023. "Annual report conscientious objection in Europe" (PDF). ohchr.org...

nonviolent resistance, or conscientious objection. It was a core tactic of the American Revolution and has played a role in many struggles in America from colonial...

against. The provision is most frequently enacted in connection with issues relating to reproduction, such as abortion (see conscientious objection to abortion)...

Welsh v. United States (1970) that conscientious objection can be by non-religious beliefs as well as religious beliefs; but it has also ruled in Gillette...

In the United States, abortion is a divisive issue in politics and culture wars, though a majority of Americans support access to abortion. Abortion laws...

Both the Guttmacher Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regularly report abortion statistics in the United States. They...

the part of the Oath requiring her to serve in the Armed Forces. She expressed a total "objection to warfare and the bearing of arms" (conscientious objectorship)...

United States Supreme Court case and opinions". Findlaw. Retrieved October 28, 2022. CAPIZZI, JOSEPH E. (1996). "Selective Conscientious Objection in...

v. United States, 401 U.S. 437 (1971), is a decision from the Supreme Court of the United States, adding constraints on the terms of conscientious objection...

In the United States, human rights consists of a series of rights which are legally protected by the Constitution of the United States (particularly by...

practice was stopped by the new code in 2024. The 2024 law has also made the process for conscientious objection more complicated. Under the new law, civilians...

In the United States, the Alternative Service Program is a form of alternative service for conscientious objectors within its Selective Service System...

1948. Conscientious objection in the United States List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 332 Mora v. McNamara Cox v. United States, 332 U...

in 1918, nearly all of the pacifist Hutterites emigrated to Canada when Joseph and Michael Hofer died following torture for conscientious objection to...

251. In 2015, the Decatur County clerk of court and the entire staff of that office resigned, to express conscientious objection to the United States Supreme...

2024-07-03. The Right to Conscientious Objection to Military Service (PDF). Amnesty International. 2014. p. 31. "Mozambique". United States Department...

and then transfer to the reserve force. Conscription is controversial for a range of reasons, including conscientious objection to military engagements...

Handbook for Conscientious Objectors and Conscientious Objectors in the Armed Forces. The first edition of Guide to Conscientious Objection in the Armed Forces...

challenge the decision in administrative court. While the option of conscientious objection is required by law, in the past there were several hurdles in place...

The United States anti-abortion movement is a movement in the United States that opposes induced abortion and advocates for the protection of fetal life...

The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along...

States has upheld a right to conscientious objection to military service. William S. Fields and David T. Hardy write: While in The Federalist No. 46, Madison...