Difference between revisions of "Prophylaxis is wrong"
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A prophylactic medical treatment is defined as any treatment or procedure which seeks to prevent illness rather than treat it. These might include: | '''Prophylaxis is wrong''' is a family of arguments made in the context of medical or public health debates in which a prophylactic treatment or policy is opposed. A prophylactic medical treatment is defined as any treatment or procedure which seeks to prevent illness rather than treat it. These might include: | ||
* vaccines meant to protect against potential future diseases (both common and rare) | |||
* booster doses of vaccines (e.g., a tetanus shot given after possible exposure to the pathogen) | |||
* antibiotics (e.g., when given to a patient undergoing surgery) | |||
* antiviral therapies (e.g., drugs that are meant to prevent transmission of HIV) | |||
* preemptive surgical removal of body parts in healthy individuals (e.g., circumcision, appendectomy, mastectomy) | |||
* taking of nutritional supplements to prevent illness | |||
Avoidance behaviours that pose a risk of illness will not be considered (e.g., not smoking to avoid lung cancer). Only active interventions will be considered as prophylactic. | |||
Arguments for and against prophylaxis, both from a deontological (rule-based) and consequentialist perspective will be weighed against each other. | Arguments for and against prophylaxis, both from a deontological (rule-based) and consequentialist perspective will be weighed against each other. | ||
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|Claim=Prophylaxis is wrong | |Claim=Prophylaxis is wrong | ||
|Level=Ethical preference | |||
|Nature=Ethical | |Nature=Ethical | ||
| | |Counterclaim=Prophylaxis is right | ||
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[[Category:Biology and Medicine]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:14, 22 January 2022
Prophylaxis is wrong is a family of arguments made in the context of medical or public health debates in which a prophylactic treatment or policy is opposed. A prophylactic medical treatment is defined as any treatment or procedure which seeks to prevent illness rather than treat it. These might include:
- vaccines meant to protect against potential future diseases (both common and rare)
- booster doses of vaccines (e.g., a tetanus shot given after possible exposure to the pathogen)
- antibiotics (e.g., when given to a patient undergoing surgery)
- antiviral therapies (e.g., drugs that are meant to prevent transmission of HIV)
- preemptive surgical removal of body parts in healthy individuals (e.g., circumcision, appendectomy, mastectomy)
- taking of nutritional supplements to prevent illness
Avoidance behaviours that pose a risk of illness will not be considered (e.g., not smoking to avoid lung cancer). Only active interventions will be considered as prophylactic.
Arguments for and against prophylaxis, both from a deontological (rule-based) and consequentialist perspective will be weighed against each other.
| Statement of the claim | Prophylaxis is wrong |
| Level of certainty | Ethical preference |
| Nature | Ethical |
| Counterclaim | Prophylaxis is right |
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