A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?

Abstract

Les inquiétudes concernant les disparités croissantes en matière de santé et de richesses entre les membres de la société ont incité Stephanie Nixon et Lisa Forman, dans leur article de 2008 Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts, à proposer que les principes de droits de l’homme et de l’éthique de la santé publique soient utilisés en combinaison afin d'élaborer des normes pour les actions de santé. Ce commentaire renvoie aux avantages ainsi qu'aux difficultés qui pourraient surgir suite à l'adoption d'une telle approche.

Concerns over the growing disparities in health and wealth between members of society incited Stephanie Nixon and Lisa Forman, in their 2008 article Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts, to propose that the principles of human rights and public health ethics should be used in combination to develop norms for health action. This commentary reflects on the benefits as well as the difficulties that could arise from taking such an approach.