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| Author: | Gewertz, N. M. Amado, R. |
| Title: | Intellectual property and the pharmaceutical industry: a moral crossroads between health and property |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2004 : DEC II, VOL 55:3, p. 295-308 |
| Index terms: | intellectual property law pharmaceutical industry patent law patents health ethics aids |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | John Rawls and Robert Nozick provide an ethical framework for dealing with intellectual property issues in the context of pharmaceutical patents. Nozick upholds an individual's right to intellectual property, whereas Rawls emphasizes the importance of basic liberties (eg. the right to health). From a policy perspective, drug patents always entail the balancing of corporate intellectual property interests and the public interests in healthcare, often creating a moral dilemma. This article examines the economic and ethical factors surrounding the production and distribution of the anti-HIV medication, AZT. |
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