Bioethics and Human Rights

Abstract

This work discusses the way like the Human Rights apply or should the advances of sciences and life technologies. In particular, it shows how Human Rights and human dignity can be implemented in bioethics. The topic of Bioethics and Human Rights is particularly timely because of the approval of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights by the Member States of UNESCO. An international consensus seems indeed to have been reached on this issue. Reafirma, ainda que a Declaração sustenta uma bioética baseada nos Direitos Humanos e que as regras que protegem o direito das pessoas devem ser, concomitantemente, iguais em todo o mundo.