Abstract
The communication of information is central to many issues in global bioethics and so the justification for censorship is a key concern. This entry describes prudential and epistemic frameworks for the justification of censorship and explores their utility in light of prominent controversies in global bioethics.
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Biegler, P. (2015). Censorship. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_73-1
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