Privacy, Public Health, and Controlling Medical Information

HealthCare Ethics Committee (HEC Forum), Vol. 23, pp. 225-240, 2010

16 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2012

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Adam D. Moore

University of Washington - The Information School

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

This paper argues that individuals do, in a sense, own or have exclusive claims to control their personal information and body parts. It begins by sketching several arguments that support presumptive claims to informational privacy, turning then to consider cases which illustrate when and how privacy may be overridden by public health concerns.

Keywords: privacy, public health, medical information

Suggested Citation

Moore, Adam D., Privacy, Public Health, and Controlling Medical Information (2010). HealthCare Ethics Committee (HEC Forum), Vol. 23, pp. 225-240, 2010 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1980819

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