Goldman Janlori
Health Privacy Project, Washington, DC, USA.
J Health Law. 2005 Summer;38(3):481-527.
Post-September 11, the government has been rapidly funding public health initiatives to bolster the Nation's ability to respond to bioterrorist attacks. While the infusion of money into the public health system is laudable, the pressure to enact legislation quickly has resulted in laws and policies that ignore privacy and civil liberties and that favor anti-bioterror initiatives over more common public health concerns. A public health agenda that ignores privacy and civil liberties will undermine public trust, leading people to not fully participate in critical public health activities. Our Nation is far more likely to succeed in preventing and responding to a potential act of bioterrorism if we embrace the principle that advancing public health and preserving individual liberties are symbiotic and inextricable.
9·11事件之后，政府一直在迅速为公共卫生倡议提供资金，以增强国家应对生物恐怖袭击的能力。虽然向公共卫生系统注入资金值得称赞，但迅速制定立法的压力导致了一些法律和政策，这些法律和政策忽视了隐私和公民自由，并且更倾向于反生物恐怖主义倡议，而不是更常见的公共卫生问题。一个忽视隐私和公民自由的公共卫生议程将破坏公众信任，导致人们不完全参与关键的公共卫生活动。如果我们秉持促进公共卫生和维护个人自由是共生且不可分割的这一原则，我们国家在预防和应对潜在生物恐怖主义行为方面更有可能取得成功。
