Consensus statement on dignity in illness, disability, and dying: and a response to the UNESCO Universal Draft Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights.
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a. “Consensus Statement on Dignity in Illness, Disability, and Dying and a Response to the UNESCO Universal Draft Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights” was the product of a Colloquium of the International Association of Catholic Bioethicists (IACB), held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), June 26–30, 2005. b. An introduction to the consensus statement is provided here by William Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Services, Surrey Place Centre; Family Practice Unit, St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto); affiliated teaching centers of the University of Toronto; and Director, International Association of Catholic Bioethicists. INtRODUCtORy REmaRkSb
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The national Catholic bioethics quarterly
دوره 5 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005