EDUCATION ON BIOETHICS IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

EDUCATION ON BIOETHICS IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-6622.2021.56.9888

Keywords:

Bioethics. Human rights. Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. Education in bioethics.

Abstract

The ethics of life is indispensable in contemporary times and the matters relating to it concern everyone. But to be able to participate in debates and even seek solutions to problems in this field, citizens need to be educated in bioethics. So, from a descriptive, bibliographic and documentary research, is sought to verify how education in bioethics is provided in Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights of UNESCO. Aiming at this goal, using the deductive method of approach, the present study is organized in four topics: in the first, are presented conceptions of human rights; in the second, notions of bioethics; in the third, intersections between bioethics and human rights; and in the fourth and last, reflections on the right to education and education in bioethics, which is described from the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. The analysis shows that, although the education in bioethics is provided in article 23 of this Declaration as one of the measures to your promotion, the process of educating in bioethics is not detailed. However, the recognition of this education in such an instrument represents a significant step towards the promotion of respect for the dignity of the human person in front of the issues raised by the progress and its technologies.

Author Biographies

Cristiani Pereira de Morais Gonzalez, Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

Doutora em Ciências Jurídicas pela UFPB. Mestre em Linguagem e Ensino pela UFCG (2016). Especialista em Processo Civil pela UNINTER (2013) e em Direitos Fundamentais e Democracia pela UEPB (2014). Bacharela em Direito pela UEPB (2011) e Licenciada em Letras pela UFCG (2013). Advogada.

 

Maria Creusa de Araújo Borges, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Professora vinculada ao Departamento de Direito Privado e Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Jurídicas da Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

 

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Published

2021-12-16

How to Cite

Pereira de Morais Gonzalez, C., & de Araújo Borges, M. C. (2021). EDUCATION ON BIOETHICS IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: EDUCATION ON BIOETHICS IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. Revista Direito Em Debate, 30(56), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-6622.2021.56.9888

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Vol. 30 No. 56 (2021): Revista Direito em Debate

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