Sentence examples for an issue of conscience from inspiring English sources

It is an issue for Parliament to decide, and obviously it is an issue of conscience".

The requirement created an issue of conscience, especially because certificates could be bought.

Asked why he opposed equal marriage, Paterson said: "This is an issue of conscience.

The fact that, as an issue of conscience, abortion is put to an unwhipped vote can mask its de facto party-political status.

The SNP will abstain, but on an issue of conscience like this it's hard to tell which way the vote will go.

On Syria, the party is now leaning towards allowing MPs to have a free vote on the basis that going to war is an issue of conscience.

"It's an issue of collective conscience," said Gildardo Olazaran, 31, Mr. García's nephew, who accompanied him to the gun store.

A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "The government believes that any change to the law in this emotive area is an issue of individual conscience and a matter for parliament to decide, rather than government policy".

"The government believes that any change to the law in this area is an issue of individual conscience and a matter for parliament to decide, rather than government policy," it said.

"The government believes that any change to the law in this emotive and contentious area is an issue of individual conscience and a matter for Parliament to decide rather than government policy," a Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said.

For countries like Yemen and Iraq, environmental initiatives are — way more than an issue of national "conscience" — a cornerstone of development.