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Bioethics, health and the Brazilian reality

Abstract

This article proposes a social, critical, active, humanistic, fair and effective approach to combat health system inequalities. In the Brazilian scenario. It seeks to discuss improvements to remedy the problems of this scenario from a sociological analysis with regard to social class issues. Health is addressed as an inalienable right of every citizen and justifying its inclusion, be it in the principles of universality, completeness and equity, proposing goals for a bioethics that thinks of sustainable developments, breaking away form everything that causes the imbalance in health assistance. The common good and the ethics of life are emphasized, highlighting the importance of solidarity and the pursuit of equality among human beings.

Bioethics; Health; Health equity-Civil society; Community participation; Human rights

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