Social Justice
The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health Policy
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | Madison Powers, Ruth Faden | ISBN: | 9780199888443 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | September 25, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Madison Powers, Ruth Faden |
| ISBN: | 9780199888443 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | September 25, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
In bioethics, discussions of justice have tended to focus on questions of fairness in access to health care: is there a right to medical treatment, and how should priorities be set when medical resources are scarce. But health care is only one of many factors that determine the extent to which people live healthy lives, and fairness is not the only consideration in determining whether a health policy is just. In this pathbreaking book, senior bioethicists Powers and Faden confront foundational issues about health and justice.
In bioethics, discussions of justice have tended to focus on questions of fairness in access to health care: is there a right to medical treatment, and how should priorities be set when medical resources are scarce. But health care is only one of many factors that determine the extent to which people live healthy lives, and fairness is not the only consideration in determining whether a health policy is just. In this pathbreaking book, senior bioethicists Powers and Faden confront foundational issues about health and justice.
