A wide range of ethical questions arise in the field of health and medicine. For instance, fair distribution and access to the services in the health care system financed on the basis of solidarity are at the center of social debates. The question of how to react properly to the rising costs in the health care system is also a subject of constant controversy. This problem is exacerbated by demographic change and the associated challenges for medicine and care.

Issues in health and medicine

Another important issue is ensuring that patients have appropriate opportunities for self-determination. For instance, experts must consider the right to reproductive independence in the ethical evaluation of new improvements in reproductive medicine. All of these issues need ethical consideration in order to resolve justified individual claims with individuals of the community.