Inequalities and Bioethics in Public Health During Covid-19: An Australian Perspective
In this article, I draw from the experience of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia to study how public health bioethics influences political decision-making. Using the case studies of a lockdown of public housing apartments and hotel quarantine workers, I argue that when...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Concilium
Año: 2022, Número: 2, Páginas: 66-75 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Australien
/ COVID-19
/ Pandemia
/ Salud pública
/ Teología moral
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | KAJ Época contemporánea KBS Australia KDB Iglesia católica NCA Ética ZC Política general |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
COVID-19 pandemic
B Salud pública B public housing |
| Sumario: | In this article, I draw from the experience of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia to study how public health bioethics influences political decision-making. Using the case studies of a lockdown of public housing apartments and hotel quarantine workers, I argue that when the good end of containing the virus is used to justify any means to achieve this, essential moral goods are sacrificed. Against this perspective, I suggest that several tools of theological ethics provide an important corrective, and should be advanced in a prophetic way to assure the dignity of all. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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