Human Quarantine vis-a-vis the State of Exception
Journal Title: Annals of Bioethics & Clinical Applications - Year 2020, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Theoretically, human quarantine aims to control an epidemic outbreak, but evidences have pointed to be inefficient. The present paper tried to approach the question using the lens of the State of Exception. The microbes are ethereal, invisible, and ubiquitous; they easily create panic and evoke the fear of death in the population. The tools of bio power have succeeded in planting the basis of a State of Exception. Inquisition comes back: it is not needed any proof; a simple suspicion is enough to arrest a given person. Human quarantine needs deeper scientific studies to get legitimacy. Several quarantine measures are decided by non-medical professionals who bureaucratically adopt protocols from the State organs. In conclusion, human quarantine should be substituted by measures that are scientifically based. The sick persons deserve treatment and mercifulness and must be respected in their autonomy.
Authors and Affiliations
Santos IAD, Palhares D* and Nascimento WFD
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