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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Autore principale: Fleming, Daniel J. 1986- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2022
In: Concilium
Anno: 2022, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 66-75
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Australien / COVID-19 / Pandemia / Sanità pubblica / Teologia morale
Notazioni IxTheo:KAJ Età contemporanea
KBS Australia
KDB Chiesa cattolica
NCA Etica
ZC Politica generale
Altre parole chiave:B COVID-19 pandemic
B Sanità pubblica
B public housing
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Riepilogo: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.
ISSN:0010-5236
Comprende:Enthalten in: Concilium