Injustice for the sake of public health: Freeing prisoners in Portugal during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Bioethics 35 (4):385-387 (2021)
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This case study analysis looks at Portuguese policy during the COVID‐19 pandemic whereby convicts were freed for the sake of public health. I defend this policy negatively by refuting the argument that suggested it involved various forms of injustice.

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