John Rawls was dissatisfied with traditional philosophers. He wanted to create a theory based around the concept of social justice. Rawls starts by explaining to him what social justice is. After his explanation, we will go into how today’s American society has become injustice in the form of our healthcare system. In the end we will go through any objections that may come from changes within the health care system, and if these have answers to themselves.
Rawls believe that justice is an indeterminable right. In his book, The Theory of Justice, Rawls go into depth around what justice truly is. To him, it is determined to be a “system of thought” (Rawls, 1971). Society is structured around fundamental rights and duties, as well as the advantages of society based around social institutions. The veil of ignorance ensures “no one is …show more content…
In today’s America, this is not true within the healthcare system we have in place; especially regarding race. This can be seen in many forms. The simplest way is those of minority races, Hispanic and Black, have a drastic change of life expectancy compared to their white counterparts. Black men have a 5-year difference compared to white men (Das and Gaffney, 2015). The healthcare system creates injustice for those on a lower economic status. Many on Medicaid and Medicare, are turned away by specialists, surgeons, and even for necessary medications (Das and Gaffney, 2015). To Rawls, this is a large unjust. People are socially stigmatized by their race and economic status in life threatening ways. Rawls believed “the distribution of wealth and income, and the hierarchies of authority, must be consistent with both the liberties of equal citizenship and equality of opportunities” (Rawls, 1971). The goal of justice is to distribute goods equally, which is not happening when simple things such as medication are
Rawls believe that justice is an indeterminable right. In his book, The Theory of Justice, Rawls go into depth around what justice truly is. To him, it is determined to be a “system of thought” (Rawls, 1971). Society is structured around fundamental rights and duties, as well as the advantages of society based around social institutions. The veil of ignorance ensures “no one is …show more content…
In today’s America, this is not true within the healthcare system we have in place; especially regarding race. This can be seen in many forms. The simplest way is those of minority races, Hispanic and Black, have a drastic change of life expectancy compared to their white counterparts. Black men have a 5-year difference compared to white men (Das and Gaffney, 2015). The healthcare system creates injustice for those on a lower economic status. Many on Medicaid and Medicare, are turned away by specialists, surgeons, and even for necessary medications (Das and Gaffney, 2015). To Rawls, this is a large unjust. People are socially stigmatized by their race and economic status in life threatening ways. Rawls believed “the distribution of wealth and income, and the hierarchies of authority, must be consistent with both the liberties of equal citizenship and equality of opportunities” (Rawls, 1971). The goal of justice is to distribute goods equally, which is not happening when simple things such as medication are