covid ethics Flashcards
does ememrgency > excepxn to moral + ehtical precepts
life or great harm in balance
life + death decisions should be discussed to agree on community vales
ememrnecy decisions can be urgent + unavoidablu rished
bad decisions understandable eg new viurs, ev base weak, panic, organisaxnal failures
wrong axns in ermeergy sometimes understandable (Excusable?)
ethical fraemwork for pandemics
t w concern + respect
minimise harm of andemic
disritbute health resources failry
high level collab
recipricate
keep things in proporxn
beflexibile
make decisions openly , inclusively, accountably, reasounsably
criticisims
policy or sceince lef - tenxns, diff aims, land, mechs for accountability
medicial/minimise harms v economic objectives
diff calculus for democracy
recipricocity can condlict w consumer iterests + value of personnel libertyu
disproportionate burdens
proportionality req recalibraxn afainst risk eg incoluntary quarantining
can human righs perspectice assist us
ethicial tenxns
interests of particiipansts , private + oublic
rpivacy autonomy
avoidance of harm , reciving optimal diag, t , prevenxn
deamnds of sound science to > generalible knowledge
collexn of pptntenitally sensiticie data
limits on autonomoy ( blinfing, randomise
study relates procesures (extra tests, pp costs, controls
int of comm
dec uncertiantiy
impr standard of care for future recipients
respect rights + welfare of all comm members
oversight mechs
manage expectans
intervenxn should be
ev based + proportionate
aim intervensn
+ science values judhments
clearly communicted to public
pep should be t as
mroal equals, worthy of respect
while pep may be asked to scarifiice for public goos , respect duce to ppl should never be forgotten in way interventxns eg quaruantine +s elf isolate implement
cricucual
solidarity
internaxnal, between gov, in support from state for pep pay for intervenxn, by business in how ex coprorate social responsability
indiv elvel - how respond to outbreak in day to day life
…should be min pos concsiitent w achieving aim
coercn + intruxn into lives
principels f justice
distirbutive
formal
material
entitlements, desert
disitibutive justice
fair equitable
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appropriate disitribun of resources eg qaly
formal
equals treated equally regardless
material
needs based eg clinical need
