PHL 3060 - Justice in Health and Healthcare

Credits: 4

The course offers a critical examination of justice in health and healthcare at the collective level. After an initial overview of the concept of justice, we will address several problem areas, such as the demands of social justice as applied to the provision of healthcare, the social determinants of health and what they mean for how healthcare is experienced and utilized by marginalized groups, and justice in healthcare rationing. Questions that may be considered include: Is there a right to health care? How should we determine who receives an organ transplant when organs are scarce? And why do certain minority groups receive worse healthcare than members of other groups and how can this be rectified? Case studies will be introduced to help analyze these issues. Area Requirement for Philosophy: Ethics

Prerequisite(s): Any 1000 level course.
Fulfills: E in LS Core