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- Title
A call from justice to support the people in Gaza.
- Authors
Lederman, Zohar; Lederman, Shmuel; Daniels, Emily Shepp
- Abstract
Using Madison Powers and Ruth Faden's definition of 'well-being,' the authors argue that Israel, the international community and public health practitioners have a justice-based obligation to assist the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Focusing on Palestinians in Gaza, the authors first outline a normative framework of justice, as articulated by Powers and Faden. Following Powers and Faden's assumption that empirical assessments of justice can be made using the six dimensions of well-being, the authors next present current data on the living conditions in Gaza and describe how these conditions prevent residents from achieving sufficient levels of well-being. Using these indicators to demonstrate that Palestinians living in Gaza suffer deficiencies in these dimensions of well-being, the authors present a strong argument from justice to assist the residents of Gaza. The medical, public health, and bioethics community cannot sit idle while injustice continues.
- Subjects
GAZA Strip; ISRAEL; MADISON (Wis.); JUSTICE; HEALTH practitioners; MILITARY occupation; LIVING conditions; DEFINITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL justice; SUICIDE bombings; ADAPTABILITY (Personality); HUMAN rights; SOCIAL justice; SURVEYS
- Publication
Developing World Bioethics, 2019, Vol 19, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
1471-8731
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/dewb.12228