A global pandemic is declared. Public health authorities impose quarantine measures for exposed individuals. Which legal or ethical principle justifie...

Question

A global pandemic is declared. Public health authorities impose quarantine measures for exposed individuals. Which legal or ethical principle justifies restricting personal liberty in this context?

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Protection of public health (Justification by harm principle)

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Autonomy

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Beneficence to the individual

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Double effect

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Parentalism in paediatrics

MCQ (SBA): Public health, Ethics, and Professionalism

A global pandemic is declared. Public health authorities impose quarantine measures for exposed individuals. Which legal or ethical principle justifies restricting personal liberty in this context?