Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Responsibility: The New Language of Global Bioethics and Biolaw

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Index Abel. See Cain Abolition (of slavery), 49, 62, 84, 99, 153, 160, 251 Abortion, 43, 68, 192–193, 205–206, 214, 229, 240–254 late term, 218–219 Abram, 16, 275 Absolutism. See King, monarchy; Tyranny Achilles, 299 Adam, 34, 41, 63, 96, 199. See also Original Sin Adolescents, 241, 251, 256 Adoption, 223, 257, 275 Adorno, Theodor, 300 Adultery, 271, 277 Advance directives, 106, 180, 217, 222 Aesthetics, 115–116, 122, 189 Affirmative action, 157–158 Affluence, 226, 262, 287 Afghanistan, 241 African American culture (US), 134 Agape. See Love Agency, agent-centered morality, 9–11, 15–16, 51, 55, 61, 65, 84, 101, 104, 113–114, 117, 122, 130–132, 136, 144–145, 160, 170, 173–175, 179, 185, 200, 203, 207–215, 219, 222, 229, 236, 263–264, 267. See also Autonomy; Best reasonable candidate; Choice; Voluntariness; Virtue agent neutral, 212 malicious, evil, 210–211 AIDS, 11, 27, 172, 223, 255, 286 Albertus, Magnus, 75 Alcohol, 134–135, 157 Alienation, 91, 140, 200, 280–281 Alienation of interests protected by rights, 98, 156–157, 180–196, 200 Alma Ata Declaration, 171 American Convention on Human Rights, 240 American Revolution (US), 23, 84, 86 Anarchy, 130, 145, 300 Anesthesia, 88 Animals, 30, 35, 41, 59, 76, 117, 122, 137, 142, 175, 181, 208, 274, 295 moral status of, 237–240 (see also Speciesism) Annan, Kofi, 154 Annas, George, 215, 276 Antigone, 96, 109 Anonymity (of victims, patients), 113, 135, 284–285 Anti-Semitism, 98 Apartheid, 28, 92, 152 Apes, 239 Aquinas, Thomas, 41, 48–49, 53, 61–63, 69, 76, 79–80, 175, 185, 214, 243, 251, 272 Arab (League of Arab States), 17 Arendt, Hannah, 168 Aristotle, 6, 9, 14–15, 61, 76, 96, 175, 284 Art, 9, 49–50, 118, 124–127, 133, 191, 198, 208, 288, 300 336 Index Artificial life, 43. See also Golem Asymmetry of suffering (argument), 119, 134 Atiyah, Patrick, 179 Augustine of Hippo, 39, 47–48, 53, 61, 74–77, 128, 251 Austerity. See Thriftiness Authenticity, 16, 125, 184, 195, 200, 203, 231, 266–267, 269, 281, 292 Autonomy, 7, 120, 143, 177–180, 184, 203, 205, 221, 245, 286. See also Choice; Voluntariness Baby formula, 243, 256. See also Breastfeeding Bacon, Francis, 62 Bangladesh, 152 Bankruptcy, 182. See also Debt Baptism, 68 Barth, Karl, 52, 266 Barthes, Roland, 126 Basic human goods, needs, values, 10, 12, 14–17, 24, 27, 34–36, 50–51, 53, 55, 66–69, 96–98, 105–112, 117–119, 124, 127, 129–136, 140–144, 150, 152, 154–159, 166–169, 172, 174, 177, 178–185, 188–191, 196–210, 219–221, 224–234, 240, 253–258, 261, 269–270, 273, 280–292, 295–302 Bavarian High Court, 121 Beccaria, Cesare, 56 Beitz, Charles, 19–20, 175 Benedict XVI, 67 Beneficence, benevolence, 11, 89, 107 Benjamin, Walter, 125 Bentham, Jeremy, 291 Berger, Peter, 128 Berlin, Isaiah, 24 Bestiality, 274 Best reasonable candidate (theory of the person), 223 Biafra, 152 Bias (cognitive), 94, 141–142, 146, 236, 266 Bible (Hebrew and Christian) Acts, 160 Colossians, 48, 50 Deuteronomy, 14, 36, 37, 44, 64, 250 Ecclesiastes, 225 Esther, 34 Exodus, 36, 64, 60, 73, 133, 194, 225 Galatians, 67 Genesis, 16, 29, 31, 36, 39, 45, 60, 64–65, 73, 96, 187, 225, 301 Hosea, 66 Isaiah, 64 John, 25, 68, 101, 289, 299 I Kings, 36 II Kings, 196 Leviticus, 65, 72, 73 Mark, 68 Matthew, 25, 34, 42, 58, 192 Nehemiah, 65 Numbers, 41 Proverbs, 44 Psalms, 29–30, 36, 38 I Samuel, 38 II Samuel, 32–33 Biopolitics, biopower, 21, 134 Biotechnology, 87, 120, 128, 261 Black Death, 231 Blessed coincidences, 98–100, 237, 256, 278–279 Blood transfusion, banking, 194, 286 Body, embodiment, 41, 50, 69, 71, 115–116, 141, 178, 192, 206, 209, 258, 297, 299 Bolivar, Simon, 86 Bondage and dominance (sadomasochist sex) 258 Bone marrow donation, transplantation, 208, 240 Breast-feeding, 135, 243, 256 Brunner, Emil, 52 Buber, Martin, 52 Buddhism, 171 Cain, 36, 96, 224 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, 17 Index 337 Calvin, John, 52 Cameroon, 241 Canada (Supreme Court), 2 Cannibalism, 238 Canon law. See Law Capabilities, capabilities approach, 131–136, 174, 187, 232, 282–283 Capitalism, 65, 179, 291–292 Capital punishment, 14, 31, 41, 44, 48, 63, 163, 226, 277. See also Targeted killing Cappadocian Fathers, 60 Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), 218. See also End-of-life decisions and care...