Findings from Hebrew University Broaden Understanding of Bioethics (Medical Need, Equality, And Uncertainty)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Biotech Week -- A new study on Biotechnology - Bioethics is now available. According to news reporting originating from Jerusalem, Israel, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "Many hold that distributing healthcare according to medical need is a requirement of equality."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Hebrew University, "Most egalitarians believe, however, that people ought to be equal on the whole, by some overall measure of well-being or life-prospects; it would be a massive coincidence if distributing healthcare according to medical need turned out to be an effective way of promoting equality overall. I argue that distributing healthcare according to medical need is important for reducing individuals' uncertainty surrounding their future medical needs."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "In other words, distributing healthcare according to medical need is a natural feature of healthcare insurance; it is about indemnity, not equality."

For more information on this research see: Medical Need, Equality, And Uncertainty. Bioethics, 2016;30(8):588-596. Bioethics can be contacted at: Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - www.wiley.com/; Bioethics - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8519)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L.C. Horne, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Center Moral & Polit Philosophy, IL-91905 Jerusalem, Israel (see also Biotechnology - Bioethics).

Keywords for this news article include: Jerusalem, Israel, Asia, Bioethics, Biotechnology, Hebrew University.

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