Human dignity and modern Ireland
Ideas of dignity are central to questions of life and death, including in public policy and legislation, such as the Dignity with Dying Bill being considered by the Oireachtas. Leading academic and author Professor John Loughlin, in a piece written for QUBCatholic, the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen s University s blog, reflects on the concept of human dignity in the modern Irish context Ideas of human dignity are appealed to by advocates of assisted suicide 22 April, 2021 02:00
Prof John Loughlin
THE term human dignity is a key concept in modern conventions of human rights such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the UN and in some constitutions such as the German Basic Law.