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Human dignity and constitutions<\/b><\/p>\n

Human dignity <\/i>is the first of the European Union’s four universal values: human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity. The European Charter of Fundamental Rights (2000), then the European Constitution (2004), put them forward on their very first page. <\/p>\n

These two texts define the right to human dignity <\/i>as a set of inviolable rights encompassing :
     – the right to life
     – the right to physical and mental integrity
     – freedom from torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
     – the right not to be forced into slavery or forced labour<\/p>\n

See:
European Constitution<\/a>
European Charter<\/a><\/p>\n

In the year 2000, around 70 constitutions referred to human dignity or the dignity of man. Geographical distribution shows that it is mainly the countries of Eastern Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East\/North Africa that have included it, while the Anglo-Saxon world (North America, UK, Oceania) and some European countries (France, Netherlands, Norway, etc.) have not yet included it, or not explicitly.
Source: Comparative Constitutions project, Human dignity, January 27, 2011.<\/i><\/p>\n

Human dignity and health care<\/b><\/p>\n

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Dignity is how I see myself in your eyes.<\/p>\n

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Source: Definition by Harvey Chochinov of the University of Manitoba in Canada, who has researched the theme of dignity in palliative care.<\/i><\/p>\n

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