Philosophers of Social & Political Justice-Case Study - II

You are a Senior Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country is facing an unprecedented and deadly pandemic, causing thousands of deaths daily and crippling the healthcare system. A major domestic pharmaceutical company has developed a new drug that has shown more than 90% success against the disease in early trials.

However, the drug has not yet completed final-stage clinical trials, which are legally and ethically mandatory to ensure human safety. A group of epidemiologists (influenced by the 'Utilitarian' ideology of modern Western philosophers Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill) argue that the drug should be given immediate ....

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