Chapter 9 Moral Responsibility and the Justification of Policies to Preserve Antimicrobial Effectiveness
Giubilini, Alberto
Chapter 9 Moral Responsibility and the Justification of Policies to Preserve Antimicrobial Effectiveness - Springer Nature 2020 - 1 electronic resource (14 p.)
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Restrictive policies that limit antimicrobial consumption, including therapeutically justified use, might be necessary to tackle the problem of antimicrobial resistance. We argue that such policies would be ethically justified when forgoing antimicrobials constitutes a form of easy rescue for an individual. These are cases of mild and self-limiting infections in otherwise healthy patients whose overall health is not significantly compromised by the infection. In such cases, restrictive policies would be ethically justified because they would coerce individuals into fulfilling a moral obligation they independently have. However, to ensure that such justification is the strongest possible, states also have the responsibility to ensure that forgoing antimicrobials is as easy as possible for patients by implementing adequate compensation measures.
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978-3-030-27874-8_9 9783030278731
10.1007/978-3-030-27874-8_9 doi
Bio-ethics
Bioethics · Public health ethics · Antimicrobial resistance · Collective responsibility · Easy rescue
Chapter 9 Moral Responsibility and the Justification of Policies to Preserve Antimicrobial Effectiveness - Springer Nature 2020 - 1 electronic resource (14 p.)
Open Access
Restrictive policies that limit antimicrobial consumption, including therapeutically justified use, might be necessary to tackle the problem of antimicrobial resistance. We argue that such policies would be ethically justified when forgoing antimicrobials constitutes a form of easy rescue for an individual. These are cases of mild and self-limiting infections in otherwise healthy patients whose overall health is not significantly compromised by the infection. In such cases, restrictive policies would be ethically justified because they would coerce individuals into fulfilling a moral obligation they independently have. However, to ensure that such justification is the strongest possible, states also have the responsibility to ensure that forgoing antimicrobials is as easy as possible for patients by implementing adequate compensation measures.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-27874-8_9 9783030278731
10.1007/978-3-030-27874-8_9 doi
Bio-ethics
Bioethics · Public health ethics · Antimicrobial resistance · Collective responsibility · Easy rescue