Individual moral responsibility for antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a major threat to public health and healthcare worldwide. In this article, we analyse and discuss the claim that taking actions to minimize AR is everyone's responsibility, focusing on individual moral responsibility. This should not be merely interpreted as a func...

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Главные авторы: Ancillotti, Mirko (Автор) ; Nihlén Fahlquist, Jessica (Автор) ; Eriksson, Stefan (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Wiley-Blackwell 2022
В: Bioethics
Год: 2022, Том: 36, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 3-9
Индексация IxTheo:NCB Индивидуальная этика
NCH Медицинская этика
Другие ключевые слова:B antibiotic resistance
B responsibility as virtue
B Individual Responsibility
B Moral Responsibility
B Virtue Ethics
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Итог:Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a major threat to public health and healthcare worldwide. In this article, we analyse and discuss the claim that taking actions to minimize AR is everyone's responsibility, focusing on individual moral responsibility. This should not be merely interpreted as a function of knowledge of AR and the proper use of antibiotics. Instead, we suggest a circumstantial account of individual responsibility for AR, where individuals do or do not engage in judicious antibiotic behaviour with different degrees of voluntariness. Furthermore, we suggest a notion of responsibility as a virtue, in which individuals have the opportunity to develop a sensitivity towards the AR theme and, consequently, are capable of engaging, actively and voluntarily, in judicious antibiotic behaviour. The development of such sensitivity depends on the creation of adequate circumstances, that is individual capacities and availability of resources.
ISSN:1467-8519
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12958