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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Bioethics & human rights: access to health-related goods.

30 Aug 2009 There are many good reasons for a merger between bioethics and human rights. First, though, significant philosophical groundwork must be done to clarify what a human right to health would be and--if we accept that it exists--exactly how it might ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Human Rights'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The undernutrition epidemic: an urgent health priority. 29 Oct 2009
• USA looks set to repeal HIV travel ban. 22 Oct 2009
• Economic sanctions towards North Korea. 7 Oct 2009
• Realising the human right to health. Oct 2009
• Euthanasia debate reignited. 19 Sep 2009
• No country for sick men. To judge the content of a nation's character, look no further than its health-care system. 19 Sep 2009
• Moving forward: transgender persons as change agents in health care access and human rights. 30 Aug 2009
• Of plants and people. Why do we care about dignity? 30 Aug 2009
• [Rights and duties when faced with maltreatment] 30 Aug 2009
• Bioethics & human rights: access to health-related goods. 30 Aug 2009
• The American right to health. 30 Aug 2009
• Normative slogging. 30 Aug 2009
• KMA Legal Trust Fund protects physicians' rights. 30 Aug 2009
• Expanding the paradigm. 30 Aug 2009
• Abortion ban leads to more maternal deaths in Nicaragua. 27 Aug 2009
• Sex, rights, and politics--from Cairo to Berlin. 27 Aug 2009
• Global responsibilities for global health rights. 20 Aug 2009
• Chile: an ongoing mental health revolution. 20 Aug 2009
• Public health and peace building in Nepal. 13 Aug 2009
• Ratification of human rights treaties: the beginning not the end. 6 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Human Rights'

Definition: The rights of the individual to cultural, social, economic, and educational opportunities as provided by society, e.g., right to work, right to education, and right to social security.

Descriptor UI: D006806

Alternative terms: Human Rights; Human Right; Right, Human; Rights, Human; Rights;

Related Mesh Headings: Civil Rights; Women's Rights; Human Rights Abuses;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.473; N03.706.437;

History Note: 73

Technical Notes: specify geog if pertinent; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES is also available