NUR 3826H Lecture 2: Justice of Healthcare
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Showing respect for persons at a social level. People in similar situations should be treated equally. A moral concept based on fairness and equality. Social utility in relation to resources, care & payment of services. Justice: triage based on sickest benefitting from treatment, healthcare services are fairly distributed, egalitarian system believing that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. Social principles should provide that everyone has basic access to healthcare services as a fundamental right. Justice: transplantation, research, general health care services, health insurance. Types of justice: distributive fair allocation of resources.
