The issues of the individual’s conscience, concerning both ethical and legal issues, are one of the most difficult dilemmas in urgent situations requiring the most appropriate decision. Over the years, no compromise solution has been found to ease the uninterrupted conflict between pro-abortion and pro-life representatives. The study addresses the subject of the conscience clause, as well as the issue of abortion. The article presents a case study concerning the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal along with the media case of prof. Bogdan Chazan, who, despite the confirmed pathology of the pregnancy, invoked the conscience clause and refused to terminate the pregnancy, resulting in the birth of a child with hydrocephalus, unable to live independently, who died due to congenital disorders.