Dignity of Human Life in Bioethics

Authors: Kusmaryanto CB*

DOI: 10.23880/abca-16000224

Volume 5, Issue 1

Abstract

Dignity of human life is widely uses in bioethics. There are many controversial topics in bioethics which uses human dignity as the basis of their argument. UNESCO’s Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights placed human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedom as the basic principle of bioethics. Human dignity become a solid and strong foundation for bioethical principles, in which, human being is placed at the center of the development of science and technology and not marginalized.

Keywords: Dignitas; Human Dignity; Human Rights; Fundamental Freedoms; Intrinsic Value; Extrinsic Value; UNESCO

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