[Dealing with bottlenecks in health care--ethical issues].
Due to the ageing of our society and the enduring progress of medicine it will no longer be possible to provide universal access to everything health care providers could potentially offer. Therefore, we need a debate on legitimate health care claims and fair distribution of medical resources under conditions of scarcity - hence on matters of social justice. This paper will look at some general ethical aspects and some specific proposals for fair criteria of rationing in health care.
Schöne-Seifert
Bettina
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Institut für Ethik, Geschichte und Theorie der Medizin, Universität Münster. bseifert@uni-muenster.de
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005858:Germany; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000941:ethics