Abstract

The relationship that binds ethics and politics to human life is becoming increasingly stronger and calls for a reflection on the very concept of human life, embedded in the “bio” prefix which is shared by bioethics and biopolitics. Dwelling upon these issues has led to two certainties. On the one hand, the need for a unitary benchmark for the concept of life and the relevant consideration of the concept of human nature, which might be the only way to avoid evaluations and decisions that could put life in jeopardy. On the other hand, the close relationship that binds biopolitics to bioethics, and these two to bioeconomics, is feasible only by means of the human rights paradigm. The cases studied are related to the Human Papilloma Virus Infection and the relevant vaccine which is on the market, to birth management, and to the far too many cases of Caesarean sections (CS). These are cases that might be considered as emblematical in so far as they portray the broad range of health policies management worldwide, and yet, highlight the dramatic North/South divide.

Autore Pugliese

• Vergari Ughetta

Tutti gli autori

• U. Vergari

Titolo volume/Rivista

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND ETHICS

Anno di pubblicazione

2011

ISSN

1535-4776

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