Respect for Vulnerability is a Human Right: Article 8 of the UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights; and Senior Citizens in South Africa
S. Afr. j. bioeth. law
; 9(1): 18-21, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
It is untrue that the elderly in South Africa (SA) are probably discriminated against in healthcare as the result of inadequate legislation that does not conform to international standards. The National Health Act recognises vulnerability and gives expression to it. Respect for vulnerability has not yet been introduced to fundamental political and bioethical frames of reference in SA and that is probably the reason why the concept and right have not become part of the ethical awareness in healthcare. The appeal of this article is that respect for vulnerability must be brought to conform to the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights by declaring the ethical principle as an independent human right
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Nações Unidas
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Bioética
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Idoso
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Direito Internacional
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Populações Vulneráveis
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Direitos Humanos
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S. Afr. j. bioeth. law
Ano de publicação:
2016
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