Scarcity and Saving Lives
The Reasoner 5 (6):89-90 (2011)
| Abstract | I argue that, because of scarcity, the right to life cannot imply an obligation on others to save the life of the right-holder, and that collectivising resources for health care not only ensures that resources are used inefficiently and inappropriately but also removes from people the authority to make decisions for themselves about matters of health, life and death. | |||||||||
| Keywords | scarcity right to life collective decisions individualism 'ought' implies 'can' rights obligations inefficiency open competition authority | |||||||||
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