Anarchism and Health

Scott, Niall William richard orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5120-4132 (2018) Anarchism and Health. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 27 (02). pp. 217-227. ISSN 0963-1801

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0963180117000561

Abstract

This article looks at what anarchism has to offer in debates concerning health and healthcare. I present the case that anarchism’s interest in supporting the poor, sick, and marginalized, and rejection of state and corporate power, places it in a good position to offer creative ways to address health problems. I maintain that anarchistic values of autonomy, responsibility, solidarity, and community are central to this endeavor. Rather than presenting a case that follows one particular anarchist theory, my main goal is to raise issues and initiate debate in this underresearched field in mainstream bioethics.


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