The HS is explicitly based on values. The aim of this paper
is to include a public health ethical perspective on the HS and
to analyse and categorise the values it explicitly contains. An
ethical assessment can help to disclose normative implications
and show where challenges and shortcomings of the valueframework
might exist. This is important as to reason ethically
is helpful to make justified and sound judgements in the policy
arena. Furthermore, being ethically explicit concerning values
is good for consistency, coherence, clarity and robustness during
further discussion of decisions in the health domain of the
European Commission.