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Pandemic ethics

Michael Sandel and a group of contributors around the world consider the ethical questions raised by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the face of the virus sweeping the world, Michael Sandel of Harvard University debates pandemic ethics. He’s joined by participants from over a dozen countries. Is it wrong to stockpile? Should governments use surveillance to make sure people stay in their homes? And if hospitals are overwhelmed and can’t treat everybody, how should they make the agonising decision about who should live, and who should be allowed to die?

Producer: David Edmonds
Research: Louise Coletta
Editor: Hugh Levinson

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42 minutes

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Wed 1 Apr 2020 09:00
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