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 Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2022
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| Em: |
Concilium
Ano: 2022, Número: 2, Páginas: 66-75 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Australien
/ COVID-19
/ Pandemia
/ Saúde pública
/ Teologia moral
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| Classificações IxTheo: | KAJ Época contemporânea KBS Austrália KDB Igreja católica NCA Ética ZC Política geral |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
COVID-19 pandemic
B Saúde pública B public housing |
| Resumo: | 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 secundárias: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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