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A Broader View of Justice.
- Source :
- American Journal of Bioethics; Oct2008, Vol. 8 Issue 10, p2-10, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- In this paper I argue that a narrow view of justice dominates the bioethics literature. I urge a broader view. As bioethicists, we often conceive of justice using a medical model. This model focuses attention at a particular point in time, namely, when someone who is already sick seeks access to scarce or expensive services. A medical model asks how we can fairly distribute those services. The broader view I endorse requires looking upstream, and asking how disease and suffering came about. In contrast to a medical model, a social model of justice considers how social determinants affect the health of a population. For example, social factors such as access to clean drinking water, education, safe workplaces, and police protection, profoundly affect risk for disease and early death. I examine one important social determinant of health, health care coverage, to show the limits of a medical model and the merits of a broader view. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BIOETHICS
MEDICAL care
JUSTICE
HEALTH policy
SOCIAL factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15265161
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Bioethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35175270
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15265160802478412