Children have rights to medicines

The Natural Rights of Children

What does libertarian theory, Murray Rothbard’s theory in particular, tell us about the rights of children? The two foundational principles of Rothbardian libertarianism are the sanctity of private property and the rule of non-aggression. Persons, including children, are “self-owners”. Yet children, at a young age, are not yet capable of functioning fully as “self-owners.” They must be cared fo...

Essential Medicines for Children: An Endocrine Perspective

The rights of children to health care.

It is remarkable that malnutrition is still implicated in more than half the deaths of children worldwide. Malnutrition renders children chronically prone to illness and impairs intellectual development. It is within the power of governments to change this grievous legacy-our world can feed our world's children. Yet despite the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, article 24.2C...

Where have all the medicines gone?

“The test of morality of a society is what it does for its children” is a famous quote from the German philosopher, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Yet we struggle to deliver appropriate medicines to our children on so many levels. With a lack of studies being performed on both the medicines and the formulations that we are using, it is a wonder that we ever have any good treatment outcomes. How is it pos...

Do potential people have moral rights?