RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A framework for luck egalitarianism in health and healthcare
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 165
OP 169
DO 10.1136/medethics-2013-101666
VO 41
IS 2
A1 Andreas Albertsen
A1 Carl Knight
YR 2015
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/41/2/165.abstract
AB Several attempts have been made to apply the choice-sensitive theory of distributive justice, luck egalitarianism, in the context of health and healthcare. This article presents a framework for this discussion by highlighting different normative decisions to be made in such an application, some of the objections to which luck egalitarians must provide answers and some of the practical implications associated with applying such an approach in the real world. It is argued that luck egalitarians should address distributions of health rather than healthcare, endorse an integrationist theory that combines health concerns with general distributive concerns and be pluralist in their approach. It further suggests that choice-sensitive policies need not be the result of applying luck egalitarianism in this context.