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...
Publié dans: | Concilium |
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Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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SCM Press
2022
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Dans: |
Concilium
Année: 2022, Numéro: 2, Pages: 66-75 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Australien
/ Covid-19
/ Pandémie
/ Santé publique
/ Théologie morale
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RelBib Classification: | KAJ Époque contemporaine KBS Australie et Océanie KDB Église catholique romaine NCA Éthique ZC Politique en général |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
COVID-19 pandemic
B Santé publique B public housing |
Résumé: | 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 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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