Firearm Violence in the United States: An Issue of the Highest Moral Order

IF 1.4 3区哲学 Q2 ETHICS

Public Health Ethics Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI:10.1093/phe/phac017

Chisom N Iwundu, M. Homan, A. Moore, Pierce Randall, S. Daundasekara, D. Hernandez

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Firearm violence in the United States produces over 36,000 deaths and 74,000 sustained firearm-related injuries yearly. The paper describes the burden of firearm violence with emphasis on the disproportionate burden on children, racial/ethnic minorities, women and the healthcare system. Second, this paper identifies factors that could mitigate the burden of firearm violence by applying a blend of key ethical theories to support population level interventions and recommendations that may restrict individual rights. Such recommendations can further support targeted research to inform and implement interventions, policies and laws related to firearm access and use, in order to significantly reduce the burden of firearm violence on individuals, health care systems, vulnerable populations and society-at-large. By incorporating a blended public health ethics to address firearm violence, we propose a balance between societal obligations and individual rights and privileges.

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美国的枪支暴力：最高道德秩序问题

美国的枪支暴力每年造成36000多人死亡，74000人因枪支受伤。该文件描述了枪支暴力的负担，强调了儿童、种族/少数民族、妇女和医疗系统的不成比例的负担。其次，本文通过应用关键的伦理理论来支持人口层面的干预措施和可能限制个人权利的建议，确定了可以减轻枪支暴力负担的因素。这些建议可以进一步支持有针对性的研究，为制定和实施与枪支获取和使用有关的干预措施、政策和法律提供信息，从而大大减轻枪支暴力对个人、医疗保健系统、弱势群体和整个社会的负担。通过纳入混合的公共卫生伦理来解决枪支暴力问题，我们提出了社会义务与个人权利和特权之间的平衡。

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Public Health Ethics PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICAL ETHICS

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

9.50%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

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