Justice and the right to health care. Part I

Michel Beaudin is a professor of political and socioeconomic ethics in the Faculty of Theology of the Université de Montréal since 1985 and a specialist in the moral implications of market globalization. He has written extensively on the neo-liberal economy and the role of the Church, both in Quebec and elsewhere. He was also responsible for research on education program for Development and Peace, from 1974 to 1985. This article is a translation of an excerpt from the address that Mr. Beaudin gave at the annual convention of the Catholic Health Association of Canada.