Taking Bacteriophage Therapy Seriously: A Moral Argument

Table 1

Six criteria for a therapy to be labelled as an EJMT.

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It is morally permissible to set aside the prima  facie  duty not to impose a risk of harm if and only if

(i) there is a just cause;

(ii) those who want to put aside the duty not to impose a risk of harm have good intentions;

(iii) there is a reasonable chance that the just cause will be realized;

(iv) the harm prevented will outweigh the risk of harm imposed;

(v) the just cause cannot be obtained with at least the same probability of success but without imposing a risk of harm;

(vi) those who decide on putting aside the duty not to impose a risk of harm constitute a legitimate authority.

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