Promoting Equity in Health Care through Human Flourishing, Justice, and Solidarity

In this article, we develop a non-rights-based argument based on beneficence (i.e., the welfare of individuals and communities) and justice as the disposition to act justly to promote equity in health care resource allocation. To this end, we structured our analysis according to the following main s...

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Published inThe Journal of medicine and philosophy Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 98 - 109
Main Authors Jotterand, Fabrice, Spellecy, Ryan, Homan, Mary, Derse, Arthur R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 17.02.2023
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care
Freedom
Human Rights
Humans
Social Justice
Social Welfare
health disparities
Amartya Sen
capability approach
justice
solidarity
human flourishing
equity
health care
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Summary:In this article, we develop a non-rights-based argument based on beneficence (i.e., the welfare of individuals and communities) and justice as the disposition to act justly to promote equity in health care resource allocation. To this end, we structured our analysis according to the following main sections. The first section examines the work of Amartya Sen and his equality of capabilities approach and outlines a framework of health care as a fundamental human need. In the subsequent section, we provide a definition of health equity based on the moral imperative to guarantee that every individual ought to have the freedom to pursue health goals and well-being. In the later part of the article, we outline a non-right approach to health care based on three pillars: (1) human flourishing, (2) justice as a disposition not a process, and (3) solidarity.
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ISSN:0360-5310
1744-5019
DOI:10.1093/jmp/jhac015