新型冠状病毒肺炎防控中的伦理问题

突发性公共卫生紧急事件对于所有国家或地区来说都是个巨大的挑战,任何一个国家或地区都不可能事先准备充足,如何有效防控疫情传播对中国乃至整个国际社会都是一个前所未有的挑战。本文认为,中国政府目前的防控措施和努力是有效的和重要的,预防和控制必须取得迅速发展,但不能忽视伦理要求。事实上,良好的伦理措施有助于取得长久的预防和控制目的。基于疫情的现状,我们提出了六个伦理要点,希望进一步激发有关如何实施疾病预防控制措施的对话,从而更好地保护公共安全,保护个人隐私,防止耻辱和歧视,引导社会遵守生命伦理的基本价值。

Ethical issues in the prevention and control of Coronavirus Disease 2019

Public health emergency is a huge challenge for all countries or regions. It is impossible for any country or region to make adequate preparations in advance. How to effectively prevent and control the spread of the epidemic is an unprecedented challenge for China and even the whole international community. This paper holds that the current prevention and control measures and efforts of the Chinese government are effective and important for preventing and controlling the disease rapidly, but the ethical concerns cannot be ignored. In fact, good ethical practices can help to achieve long-term prevention and control goals. Based on the current situation of the epidemic, we propose six ethical points to further stimulate dialogue on how to implement disease prevention and control measures to better protect public safety, protect personal privacy, prevent stigma and discrimination, and guide society to follow the right ethical value orientation.