分配正义和新医学

科学知识的进步和生物医学技术的发展（称为“新医学”）是可取的吗？乔治·史密斯（George P. Smith）提出了这个基本问题，同时还面对了这些稀缺的医疗资源的分配。法律，经济学，医学，哲学和伦理学都在讨论如何构建将改善人类生活质量的行为标准的讨论中融合在一起。

The author begins by examining various economic constructs as aids for achieving a fair and equitable delivery of health care services. He then assesses their level of practical application and evaluates the costs and benefits to society of pursuing the development and use of the ‘New Medicine’. The book ends with a case study of organ and tissue transplantation that illustrates the implementation of distributive justice. The author concludes that as long as clinical medicine maintains its focus on healing and alleviating suffering among patients, a point of equilibrium will be reached that advances the common good.

对于学者，研究人员，决策者以及所有对医疗技术进步以及围绕获得医疗保健的问题感兴趣的人来说，这种及时且引人注目的探索将是必读的。