Bioethics & human rights: access to health-related goods.
There are many good reasons for a merger between bioethics and human rights. First, though, significant philosophical groundwork must be done to clarify what a human right to health would be and--if we accept that it exists--exactly how it might influence the practical decisions we face about who gets what in very different contexts.
Arras
John D
JD
University of Virginia, USA.
Fenton
Elizabeth M
EM
D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000941:ethics*; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D012945:Social Values