The human right to health /
1st ed.
Jonathan Wolff.
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012.
- xv, 192 p. ; 22 cm.
- Amnesty International global ethics series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-177) and index.
The universal declaration of human rights -- The human right to health and its critics -- HIV/AIDS and the human right to health -- Problems and prospects -- What's next?
A philosophy professor discusses the right to health and explores both views on the issue including the idea that it is a fundamental right along the lines of free speech and also that it is an issue of impractical overreach.
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Human rights--Health aspects. World health. Poor--Health and hygiene.