“And always let your conscience guide you,” said Pinnochio consultant Jiminy Cricket. Conscience can be defined as a subjective standard of morality, which involves the process of applying and committing to individual knowledge of moral principles and values ​​in specific cases. Although, according to the Catholic Church, a well-formed conscience should reveal the will of God and be in agreement with the teaching of the Church, this is not always the case. Because with conscience, moral absolutes do not exist, decisions can be made based on purely subjective criteria, which can lead to moral relativism. This question is currently of great concern to bioethicists; should conscience be the primary guide for ethically based medical decisions? When considering ethical values ​​related to medicine, the role of conscience is extremely important. Contrary to popular belief, an ethically grounded conscience is much more than Freud's "still small voice" that an individual can hear, but rather a well-formed conscience is a statement of inductive reason. In order to have a well-formed conscience, an individual is obliged to inform himself about ethical standards, integrate this knowledge into his daily life, act in accordance with this knowledge, and take responsibility for these actions. Therefore, a mature conscience is formed in dialogue with the sources of moral wisdom, which are tradition, Scripture, Church teaching, reason and experience (Clark, notes, 2/21). Historically speaking, conscience in Greek times was only called the consequent conscience, which judges only a previously performed action, whereas Paul is supposed to first introduce the antecedent conscience, which is considered a guide for the present and ...... middle of paper ...... ie if the patient is not influenced by a third party, has a free and informed conscience and there is only a reasonable hope of benefit if burdens are imposed on the patient or excessive expenses are incurred for the family or community. Therefore, if the patient appealed to his three senses of consciousness, he would be violating his integrity by deciding to undergo treatment. When examining one's conscience, it is therefore extremely important to know that the patient or even the healthcare provider has used a well-informed conscience as a guide, so that chaos and disregard for standards of care can, in altogether, be avoided.WORK CITEDClark, Peter, SJ, Ph.D. NotesCurran, Charles E. Directions in Fundamental Moral Theology. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 1985 Kavanaugh, John F. "Conscience Matters." Ethics notebook. 1997.