The moral universalism of the Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights of UNESCO and its meaning in the history of bioethics
Keywords:
Bioethics. Human Rights. Moral universalism. Human body. Global Justice.Abstract
The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights of UNESCO points out a significant progress to the history of bioethics. The Declaration was elaborated by an United Nations organizationand strongly entails ethical principles to human rights. In this way, the Declaration sustains a moral universalism directed towards the national States for a concrete application. In the current world where economic interests are globalized and global inequities are the main threat for bioethics, the Declaration streng- thens the safeguard for equality and justice for all human beings regarding human dignity.
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Caney, S. Justice beyond borders. Oxford: OUP, 2006.
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