Legal Processes

Legal protections for conscientious objectors can facilitate overall provider engagement. Legal processes accounted for the second-largest share of implementation barriers. Administrative and bureaucratic challenges were the most common le…

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Legal protections for conscientious objectors can facilitate overall provider engagement. Legal processes accounted for the second-largest share of implementation barriers. Administrative and bureaucratic challenges were the most common legal-domain barrier. Ambiguous, complex, and inconsistent laws left providers uncertain about their obligations, especially for abortion and MAiD. Lack of legal support for providers was reported in 8.9% of studies.