Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Barra, Mathias"

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  • Abortion and multifetal pregnancy reduction: An ethical comparison (English translation) 
    Langseth Dahl, Silje; Vaksdal, Rebekka Hylland; Barra, Mathias; Gamlund, Espen; Solberg, Carl Tollef (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    In recent years, multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) has increasingly been a subject of debate in Norway. The intensity of this debate reached a tentative maximum when the Legislation Department delivered their interpretative ...
  • Er covid-19 alvorlig? Det norske alvorlighetskriteriet for helseprioriteringer i møte med en pandemi 
    Horn, Sindre August; Jølstad, Borgar; Barra, Mathias; Solberg, Carl Tollef (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Koronapandemien har synliggjort nødvendigheten av prioriteringer i helsetjenesten vår. Helseprioriteringer i Norge skal gjøres etter de tre kriteriene nytte, ressurs og alvorlighetsgrad. Nytte- og ressurskriteriene utgjør ...
  • Premature Death as a Normative Concept 
    Sørheim, Preben; Barra, Mathias; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Gamlund, Espen; Solberg, Carl Tollef (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    The practical goal of preventing premature death seems uncontroversial. But the term ‘premature death’ is vague with several, sometimes conflicting definitions. This ambiguity results in several conceptions with which not ...
  • Public health priority setting: A case for priority to the worse off in well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic 
    Horn, Sindre August; Barra, Mathias; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Solberg, Carl Tollef (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    In Norway, priority for health interventions is assigned on the basis of three official criteria: health benefit, resources, and severity. Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have mainly been through intersectoral public ...
  • Severity as a moral qualifier of malady 
    Solberg, Carl T.; Barra, Mathias; Sandman, Lars; Hoffmann, Bjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    The overarching aim of this article is to scrutinize how severity can work as a qualifier for the moral impetus of malady. While there is agreement that malady is of negative value, there is disagreement about precisely ...