RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Striking responsibilities.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 66
OP 69
DO 10.1136/jme.11.2.66
VO 11
IS 2
A1 Brecher, R
YR 1985
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/11/2/66.abstract
AB It is commonly held that National Health Service (NHS) workers are under a moral obligation not to go on strike, because doing so might well result in people's dying. Unless sainthood is demanded, however, this position is untenable: indeed, those most vociferously pursuing it are often those who bear the greatest responsibility, on their own grounds, for needless death and suffering.