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Chapter 20 - The Environment, Ethics, and Health

from Section 4 - Environmental/Ecological Considerations and Planetary Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2021

By
David B. Resnik
Edited by
Solomon Benatar  and
Gillian Brock
Solomon Benatar
Affiliation:
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town
Gillian Brock
Affiliation:
Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland
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Summary

The relationship between human health and the physical, biological, and social environment raises novel bioethical issues that extend beyond clinical medicine to encompass interactions between human beings and nonhuman species, habitats, ecosystems, the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere. These issues may arise at a local, national, or international level and often have implications for public health, global health, social justice, international justice, future generations, economic development, public policy, and human rights. This chapter provides an overview of environmental health ethics and explores some of the issues that arise in this area of study.

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Ethical Challenges
 , pp. 269 - 280
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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