Proposing a New Agenda: Bioethics and International Human Rights

Our global knowledge of different cultures and the diversity of values increases almost daily. New challenges arise for ethics. This is especially true in the field of bioethics because the technological progress of medicine throughout the world is causing dramatic interactions with traditionally he...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 2001-07, Vol.10 (3), p.299-310
Main Author: THOMASMA, DAVID C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Communication
Communitarianism
Cultural Diversity
Ethics
Freedom
Global Health
Health
Human Rights
Humans
International codes of ethics
International Cooperation
Internationality
Political prisoners
Principles
Prisons
Social Values
Special Section: Keeping Human Rights: An Appreciation of Jonathan M. Mann
Values
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Summary:Our global knowledge of different cultures and the diversity of values increases almost daily. New challenges arise for ethics. This is especially true in the field of bioethics because the technological progress of medicine throughout the world is causing dramatic interactions with traditionally held values. Science and technology are rapidly advancing beyond discussions and corresponding political struggles over human rights, leaving those debates behind. This rapid development of science is at odds with the principle of sustained development that calls for measured and thoughtful planning, such that no new idea should rupture the delicate fabric of communities, environment, and cultural evolution.
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S0963180101003097