This collection of essays explores a fundamental concept that is central to today's discourse in law and ethics in general, and bioethics in particular. In this volume, scholars in philosophy, medicine and medical ethics, law, political science and social policy address the question of what the concept of 'human dignity' entails and its proper role in bioethical disputes. Human Dignity and Bioethics is an attempt to clarify a controversial concept that is a key element in decision-making.
