How does healthcare affect the environment? Is there a conflict between medical ethics and environmental ethics? How does the Corona pandemic overlap with environmental issues?

In this episode, Cristina Richie talks about healthcare and its environmental impact. She also addresses the connection between the Corona pandemic and environmental bioethics, and the link between health care, environmental exploitation and justice.

Cristina is a lecturer at the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section at Delft University of Technology. In her research Cristina focuses on just and sustainable healthcare and bioethics. This episode is hosted by Lavinia Marin, also from Delft University of Technology. Lavinia works on online critical thinking.

Issues covered in this episode:

Environmental bioethics

Health care

Carbon footprint

Climate change

Quality of life

Justice

Environmental exploitation

Public health

Relevant links and publications for this episode:

Cristina’s book ‘Principles of green bioethics’ | https://bit.ly/37eVQ0r

Faculty homepage Cristina | https://bit.ly/3lqi9Z3

Faculty homepage Lavinia | https://bit.ly/3fTKl1X

The views expressed in the episodes reflect the opinions of the individuals who voice them, and do not represent the opinion or institutional position of either TU Delft, 4TU Ethics, or DDfV.