Not a matter of parental choice but of social justice obligation: Children are owed measles vaccination

This article presents arguments that reframe the discussion on vaccination ethics. The correct starting point for discussions on vaccination ethics is not what society owes parents, but rather what society owes children. Drawing on the justice theory of Powers and Faden, two conclusions are defended...

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Published in:Bioethics
Main Author: Bester, Johan C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 32, Issue: 9, Pages: 611-619
RelBib Classification:NCH Medical ethics
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Justice
B pediatric ethics
B vaccination policy
B Public Health Ethics
B vaccination ethics
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