In 2021, about **** percent of anesthesiologists, working in hospitals where it was possible to perform voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in Italy, were conscientious objectors. This statistic highlights geographic differences in this figure. According to the data, getting an abortion was much harder in the South and the Islands, where more than ** percent of anesthesiologists exercised a conscientious objection to abortion procedures.
Exercising conscientious objection means that a medical professional may choose to opt out of providing a particular procedure, such as abortion, because of personal beliefs and values.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ can support your business.
Ministero della Salute. (October 6, 2023). Share of conscientious objectors among Italian anesthesiologists in 2021, by geographic area [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/622506/conscientious-objectors-among-italian-anesthesiologists/
Ministero della Salute. "Share of conscientious objectors among Italian anesthesiologists in 2021, by geographic area." Chart. October 6, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/622506/conscientious-objectors-among-italian-anesthesiologists/
Ministero della Salute. (2023). Share of conscientious objectors among Italian anesthesiologists in 2021, by geographic area. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/622506/conscientious-objectors-among-italian-anesthesiologists/
Ministero della Salute. "Share of Conscientious Objectors among Italian Anesthesiologists in 2021, by Geographic Area." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 6 Oct 2023, /statistics/622506/conscientious-objectors-among-italian-anesthesiologists/
Ministero della Salute, Share of conscientious objectors among Italian anesthesiologists in 2021, by geographic area ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/622506/conscientious-objectors-among-italian-anesthesiologists/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Share of conscientious objectors among Italian anesthesiologists in 2021, by geographic area [Graph], Ministero della Salute, October 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/622506/conscientious-objectors-among-italian-anesthesiologists/