Western Kentucky University
Healthcare Ethics: A Contradiction in Terms?
Institution
Western Kentucky University
Faculty Advisor/ Mentor
Marilyn Gardner
Abstract
One of the four basic principles of biomedical ethics is justice. This principle states that the benefits and burdens of medicine and healthcare should be equally distributed among all people. The way our nation's healthcare system is structured restricts access to much of the public and creates other opportunities for injustices at the national, institutional and patient-provider levels. This presentation provides an overview of the ethical strains related to justice created by our healthcare system at each of these levels and contrasts our healthcare system to other countries' systems.
Healthcare Ethics: A Contradiction in Terms?
One of the four basic principles of biomedical ethics is justice. This principle states that the benefits and burdens of medicine and healthcare should be equally distributed among all people. The way our nation's healthcare system is structured restricts access to much of the public and creates other opportunities for injustices at the national, institutional and patient-provider levels. This presentation provides an overview of the ethical strains related to justice created by our healthcare system at each of these levels and contrasts our healthcare system to other countries' systems.