Golden opportunity, reasonable risk and personal responsibility for health
In her excellent and comprehensive article, Friesen argues that utilising personal responsibility in health care is problematic in several ways: (1) it is difficult to ascribe responsibility to behaviour; (2) there is a risk of prejudice and bias in deciding which behaviours a person should be held...
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017
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| Summary: | In her excellent and comprehensive article, Friesen argues that utilising personal responsibility in health care is problematic in several ways: (1) it is difficult to ascribe responsibility to behaviour; (2) there is a risk of prejudice and bias in deciding which behaviours a person should be held responsible for; (3) it may be ineffective at reducing health costs. In this short commentary, I will elaborate the critique of personal responsibility in health but suggest one way in which it could be used ethically. In doing so, I will introduce the concepts of reasonable risk and golden opportunity. |
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