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Issues on Luck Egalitarianism, Responsibility, and Intercultural Healthcare Policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

ADALBERTO DE HOYOS
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Abstract:

This article analyzes the criteria for the distribution of healthcare services through different justice theories such as utilitarianism and liberalism, pointing out the problems that arise when providing services to a culturally diverse population. The international epidemiological setting is a favorable one for discussing personal responsibility and luck egalitarianism; however, some provisions have to be made so that healthcare institutions do not treat ethnic, cultural, religious, and linguistic minorities unfairly. The article concludes by proposing that accommodations and culturally sensible attention should be provided when possible, without affecting the equal opportunity of others to access these services.

Keywords

luck egalitarianismjusticehealthcareinterculturalismresponsibility
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Special Section: Responsibility, Vulnerability, Dignity, and Humanity
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 2016 , pp. 186 - 196
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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