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Can ethical principles and the policies that serve as the bases for public health laws mutually and simultaneously co-exist?

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Ethical principles and the policies that serve as the bases for public health laws should absolutely mutually and simultaneously co-exist. Ethical principles, at their very base level, stress the importance of doing the least harm, respecting autonomy, showing compassion, being truthful, and seeking justice (being fair in allocations of benefits and burdens). However, there are different theories that veer off into different interpretations, depending upon an individual's beliefs. If one were to base public health laws on ethical ...

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