Lessons of Bioethics in Legal Education to Face the Challenges of COVID-19 in the Protection of Individuals and Groups of Special Vulnerability: An Approach from a Latin American Perspective
Journal Title: Annals of Bioethics & Clinical Applications - Year 2020, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic has unveiled some of the problems that mankind still ought to face, such as the need of strengthening the physical, mental and social health protection of individuals and groups of special vulnerability. The delicate situation that some countries in Latin America are experiencing due to the pandemic outbreak indicates the convenience to explore the importance of Bioethics in Legal Education in order to protect human dignity and human rights, assess the actions of the public, private and social sector, as well as offer new insights on legal research. For that matter, the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights is a significant starting point in order to acknowledge the principles that ought to be taken into account in order to deal with the problems arisen from Covid-19, as well as with the future challenges of the human kind.
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