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Would Aristotle have played Russian roulette?

J Harris1.   

Abstract

This paper continues the debate between myself and Peter Singer et al started in the Journal of Medical Ethics volume 21, no 3 about the ethical respectability of the use of QALYs in health care allocation. It discusses the question of what, in the way of health care provision, would be chosen by rational egoists behind a Rawlsian "veil of ignorance", and takes forward the vexed question of what is to count as "doing good" and hence as "doing the most good" in health care. Most importantly, this paper argues that it would be unfair to discriminate against people because they have been disadvantaged by their genetic condition. It notes that McKie et al in their reply to my first contribution to this debate continue to fail to distinguish between chance and probability and it is argued that this failure causes them to miss the whole point of the argument.

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Keywords:  Analytical Approach; Aristotle; Health Care and Public Health; Philosophical Approach

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Year:  1996        PMID: 8863145      PMCID: PMC1376999          DOI: 10.1136/jme.22.4.209

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Med Ethics        ISSN: 0306-6800            Impact factor:   2.903


  3 in total

Review 1.  Double jeopardy and the veil of ignorance--a reply.

Authors:  J Harris
Journal:  J Med Ethics       Date:  1995-06       Impact factor: 2.903

2.  Double jeopardy, the equal value of lives and the veil of ignorance: a rejoinder to Harris.

Authors:  J McKie; H Kuhse; J Richardson; P Singer
Journal:  J Med Ethics       Date:  1996-08       Impact factor: 2.903

3.  Straw men with broken legs: a response to Per Sundström.

Authors:  P Singer
Journal:  J Med Ethics       Date:  1995-04       Impact factor: 2.903

  3 in total
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1.  Another peep behind the veil.

Authors:  J McKie; H Kuhse; J Richardson; P Singer
Journal:  J Med Ethics       Date:  1996-08       Impact factor: 2.903

2.  QALYs, lotteries and veils: the story so far.

Authors:  T Hope
Journal:  J Med Ethics       Date:  1996-08       Impact factor: 2.903

3.  Incorporating equity in economic evaluations: a multi-attribute equity state approach.

Authors:  Jeff Round; Mike Paulden
Journal:  Eur J Health Econ       Date:  2017-06-01

4.  The Intensive Care Lifeboat: a survey of lay attitudes to rationing dilemmas in neonatal intensive care.

Authors:  C Arora; J Savulescu; H Maslen; M Selgelid; D Wilkinson
Journal:  BMC Med Ethics       Date:  2016-11-08       Impact factor: 2.652

  4 in total

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