Euthanasia, Philosophy, and the Law: A Jurist’s View from Madrid
In societies with an established system of rights, human dignity occupies the vertex of the moral statute. Freedom and equality are specific derivations of that higher value. Taking freedom and equality seriously necessarily means articulating a system of rights that places at its apex the value tha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2009
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 262-269 |
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| Summary: | In societies with an established system of rights, human dignity occupies the vertex of the moral statute. Freedom and equality are specific derivations of that higher value. Taking freedom and equality seriously necessarily means articulating a system of rights that places at its apex the value that unifies both: human dignity. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180109090422 |