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"Dignity In Living And In Dying": The Henry H. H. Remak Memorial Lecture, George P. Smith
"Dignity In Living And In Dying": The Henry H. H. Remak Memorial Lecture, George P. Smith
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This Article derives from the Henry H.H. Remak Memorial Lecture given at the Maurer School of Law, Indiana University on March 22, 2017.
Human Dignity As A Normative Standard Or As A Value In Global Health Care Decisionmaking?, George P. Smith
Human Dignity As A Normative Standard Or As A Value In Global Health Care Decisionmaking?, George P. Smith
George P Smith
Abstract
Dignity is seen commonly as an ethical obligation owed to human persons. The dimensions of this obligation, in today’s post secular society, are—however—subject to wide discussion and debate; for, the term, human dignity, and its preservation, defies universal agreement. Yet its preservation, together with the prevention of indignity, is a guiding principle or at least a vector of force in a wide range of issues ranging from embryo research and assisted reproduction to biomedical enhancement, and the care of the disable and to the dying. In clinical medicine, safeguarding the dignity of the patient is a core responsibility of …
Aging: A New Human Rights Concern--A Policy-Oriented Perspective, Lung-Chu Chen
Aging: A New Human Rights Concern--A Policy-Oriented Perspective, Lung-Chu Chen
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The Human Rights Of The Aged: An Application Of The General Norm Of Nondiscrimination, Myers Mcdougal, Harold D. Lasswell, Lung-Chu Chen
The Human Rights Of The Aged: An Application Of The General Norm Of Nondiscrimination, Myers Mcdougal, Harold D. Lasswell, Lung-Chu Chen
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