Essex, Ryan ORCID: 0000-0003-3497-3137 (2020) Codes of ethics, human rights and forced migration. American Journal of Bioethics, 21 (1). pp. 31-33. ISSN 1526-5161 (Print), 1536-0075 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2020.1845855)

Preview

PDF (Author Accepted Manuscript) 30062 ESSEX_Codes_of_Ethics_Human_Rights_and_Forced_Migration_2020.pdf - Accepted Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial. Download (115kB) | Preview

Abstract

Codes of medical ethics have a range of fundamental limitations, London (2020) suggests that they have two fundamental flaws; how they deal with uncertainty and failing to address the role of advertising in healthcare. While I agree these are major concerns, the limitations of codes of ethics can be seen elsewhere. This article will consider the relationship between codes of ethics and force migration; in particular situations in which healthcare professionals may be proximate or involved in human rights violations, such as immigration detention centres. I will expand on London’s (2020) identification of “individualism” within codes as problematic. I will argue that while codes often utilise the language of human rights their focus on individual healthcare professionals and patients often comes at the cost of guiding broader social, institutional and structural reform. To address these issues we will not only need to reform codes, but look beyond them. That is, the healthcare professions also need to begin to think about the organisational, institutional and structural change that is needed, not only to enable the most ethical choices to be made, but in working toward a more just world.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	codes of ethics, human rights, forced migration, ethics
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Health Sciences (HEA) Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Professional Workforce Development
Last Modified:	29 Dec 2021 01:38
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/30062

Actions (login required)

View Item

Downloads