Abstract

DE ORTUZAR, María Graciela. SOCIAL EQUALITY, JUSTICE, AND HEALTH POLICY. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.1, pp.68-77. ISSN 1657-4702.

The aim of the present work is to integrate the results of the empirical studies on the impact of the social inequality in health, with the normative studies that justify different models of justice and public policies of health care. The methodology selected is "reflective equilibrium" The end: to offer not only a contribution to the theoretical ethics, but also, and very specially, to offer an integration of the knowledge of the science, the political philosophy and the applied ethics, for the design of public policies that reduce inequalities in health care.

Keywords : social determinants; equality; justice theories; health in all policies; social responsibility.

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