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. 1985 Jun;11(2):66–69. doi: 10.1136/jme.11.2.66

Striking responsibilities.

R Brecher
PMCID: PMC1375146  PMID: 4009635

Abstract

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.

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