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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Main Author: Cordeiro-Rodrigues, Luís (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2021]
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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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.
ISSN:1467-8519
Contains:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12866