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This essay is meant to be an account of an egalitarian theory of justice applied to health care. It will in part be a descriptive account of how those who favor some version of a qualified “right to equal health” or a principle of distribution of health care based primarily on need have supported their views. In addition, it will in part be a normative account of the kinds of arguments and assumptions that might best support the egalitarian position and what qualifications might be necessary.
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Veatch, R.M. (1991). Justice and the Right to Health Care: An Egalitarian Account. In: Bole, T.J., Bondeson, W.B. (eds) Rights to Health Care. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-28295-4_4
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