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Striking responsibilities.

R Brecher

    Journal of Medical Ethics
    |June 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    National Health Service (NHS) workers face moral objections to striking due to potential patient harm. This analysis argues that such obligations are untenable unless sainthood is expected, highlighting hypocrisy from those assigning these duties.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Ethics
    • Public Health Policy

    Background:

    • The ethical debate surrounding strikes by healthcare professionals, particularly within the National Health Service (NHS).
    • The common argument that NHS workers have a moral obligation to avoid striking to prevent patient mortality.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically evaluate the moral obligation of NHS workers not to strike.
    • To challenge the ethical tenability of demanding healthcare workers forgo industrial action.

    Main Methods:

    • Philosophical analysis of moral obligations and professional ethics.
    • Examination of the ethical implications of healthcare worker strikes.

    Main Results:

    • The assertion that NHS workers are morally obligated not to strike is ethically untenable.
    • Individuals advocating for this obligation may themselves bear responsibility for preventable harm.

    Conclusions:

    • The demand for NHS workers to abstain from striking is an unreasonable expectation, akin to demanding sainthood.
    • A critical perspective reveals potential ethical inconsistencies in arguments against healthcare strikes.
    Keywords:
    Analytical ApproachBioethics and Professional EthicsConsequencesHealth Care and Public HealthNational Health ServicePhilosophical Approach

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