Human Rights in Health Equity: Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccines

Authors

Joanna Erdman, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Keywords

Health Equity, Cervical Cancer, Vaccine, Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination, HPV, Human Rights, Health Policy

Abstract

This article seeks to demonstrate that health equity, as an empirical and normative concept, is reflected in the human rights to health and equality under international law. The obligations on government that flow from health equity as a human right are then examined. These include the obligation to act in pursuit of health equity as a policy objective, and the obligation to enact measures to ensure health equity as a policy outcome. These obligations are considered in relation to a promising remedial measure for social disparities in cervical cancer: HPV vaccines.

Comments

https://doi.org/10.1177/009885880903500207
Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics and Boston University 2009

Recommended Citation

Joanna Erdman, "Human Rights in Health Equity: Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccines" (2009) 35:2-3 Am JL & Med 365.