Injustice for the sake of public health: Freeing prisoners in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic
This case study analysis looks at Portuguese policy during the COVID-19 pandemic whereby convicts were freed for the sake of public health. I defend this policy negatively by refuting the argument that suggested it involved various forms of injustice.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2021]
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| In: |
Bioethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 385-387 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBH Iberian Peninsula NCD Political ethics NCH Medical ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
comparative desert
B Injustice B leveling down objection B Covid-19 B Public safety B Pandemic B Portugal B Public health |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This case study analysis looks at Portuguese policy during the COVID-19 pandemic whereby convicts were freed for the sake of public health. I defend this policy negatively by refuting the argument that suggested it involved various forms of injustice. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12866 |
