Department of Philosophy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881, USA.
Int J Health Serv. 2013;43(4):779-800. doi: 10.2190/HS.43.4.k.
Is the practice of UK patients traveling to India as medical tourists morally justified? This article addresses that question by examining three ethically relevant issues. First, the key factor motivating citizens of the United Kingdom to seek medical treatment in India is identified and analyzed. Second, the life prospects of the majority of the citizens of the two nations are compared to determine whether the United Kingdom is morally warranted in relying on India to meet the medical needs of its citizens. Third, as neoliberal reforms are justified on the grounds that they will help the indigent populations affected by them, the impact of medical tourism--a neoliberal initiative--on India's socially and economically marginalized groups is scrutinized.
英国患者作为医疗游客前往印度，这种做法在道德上是否合理？本文通过考察三个与伦理相关的问题来回答这个问题。首先，确定并分析了促使英国公民前往印度寻求医疗的关键因素。其次，比较了两个国家的大多数公民的生活前景，以确定英国是否有道德依据依赖印度来满足其公民的医疗需求。第三，由于新自由主义改革的理由是它们将帮助受其影响的贫困人群，因此，对新自由主义倡议——医疗旅游对印度社会和经济边缘化群体的影响进行了审查。
