Zika, public health, and the distraction of abortion

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 20 (3):443-446 (2017)
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This paper suggests that the focus on abortion legalization in the aftermath of the Zika outbreak is distracting for policy and lawmakers from what needs to be done to address the outbreak effectively. Meeting basic health needs, together with research and development conducive to a vaccine or treatment for the Zika virus should be priorities.

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10.1007/s11019-016-9739-9

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