title: [Bioethics and Brazilian health policies].
abstract: In Brazil, bioethics has developed within specific social circumstances taking into account public health issues. In addition, this article analyses the ethical principles of the Brazilian healthcare system issued from the 1988 Federal Constitution which made healthcare a universal right for all citizens. The goal of this system is to provide universal care through an equity policy pertaining to the distribution of resources.
authors.affiliation: l'Ecole des Infirmières de l'Université de São Paulo, Brésil.
authors.forename: Elma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zoboli
authors.forename: Paulo Antonio de Carvalho
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fortes
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics; D001938:Brazil; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics*; D011050:Policy Making; D011634:Public Health / Q000941:ethics; D012935:Social Justice