Disabled People - Position Statement on Bioethics and Human Rights (or How to Teach Medical Ethics)

Czech version

Authors: M. Munzarová
Authors‘ workplace: Ústav lékařské etiky LF MU, Brno, vedoucí prof. MUDr. M. Munzarová, CSc.
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2003; (2): 101-104
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Overview

Disabled People International (DPI), human rights organisation committed to the protection ofdisabled people’s rights and the promotion of their full and equal participation in society, hasrecently produced a position statement on bioethics and human rights - „Disabled People Speakon the NewGenetics“.The text is commented within the broader aspects of the present bioethicsarena. The DPI demand, dealing with the necessity of a comprehensive programme of trainingfor all health and social care professionals from a disability equality perspective, is stressed.Some views and remarks concerning the basis on which teaching of medical ethics should bebuilt are also discussed.

Key words:
human rights - quality of life - the disabled - medical ethics teaching.

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