States of health : the ethics and consequences of policy variation in a federal system / Leslie P. Francis and John G. Francis.

9780197538685

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

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'States of Health' identifies the practical relevance of federalism to people facing ethical decisions about health and health care, and it considers the theoretical justifications for permissible differences among states. It asks whether authority over important aspects of health is misaligned in the United States today, with some matters problematically left to the states while others are taken over by the federal government. Health care is a basic good, central to the ability of people to flourish. If state policies result in a landscape where residents of some states can flourish in ways that residents of other states cannot, the mutuality of a federal union might be threatened. This text reminds us that there are some divisions that a nation cannot endure.

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July 15, 2024

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