Topic: Dignity
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Dignity in Living: Addressing Euthanasia by Affirming Patient Personhood in Dementia
ABN Papers
May 29, 2026
Organisations like the Alzheimer’s Society have made it their mission to transform the landscape of dementia forever so that those affected by that condition are supported, accepted and able to live in their community without fear or prejudice. There has been a concerted effort to change perceptions about dementia and a significant part of this
Normalising Surrogacy: A Threat To Human Dignity (Dr Pia Matthews)
ABN Papers
May 30, 2026
Summary Surrogacy fractures parenthood, rupturing the intimate relationship between mother and child, and inherently involves exploitation. It reduces the child to an object whose human rights are put at risk, and the mother whose body is commodified into an instrument, both for the sake of a commercial exchange to fulfil the desire of others. As
𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢’s Vital Contribution to Current Debates
ABN Papers
May 30, 2026
The Declaration on Human Dignity (Dignitas infinita) was released to seize an opportunity to reaffirm the true meaning of human dignity at a time when many appeal to it, but few can agree on what ‘dignity’ means. The issue is urgent because, as mentioned in Cardinal Fernández’ prologue, human dignity is something ‘we are all
Disability and the Human Condition. Changing the Social Determinants of Disabilites and Building a New Culture of Inclusion
Other Resources
June 3, 2026
This volume comprises the proceedings of the 2024 Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences: Disability and the Human Condition. The proceedings include sections on: · Lives Worth Living: Operationalizing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities · Disability, Poverty and Inequalities: What New Policies for Economic Inclusion? · Philosophical, Ethical and Theological Perspectives
‘Declaration Dignitas Infinita on Human Dignity’ (2 April 2024)
Magisterial Documents
June 4, 2026
Description It is possible to make a fourfold distinction of the concept of dignity: ontological dignity, moral dignity, social dignity, and existential dignity. The most important among these is the ontological dignity that belongs to the person as such simply because he or she exists and is willed, created, and loved by God.[7] Biblical Revelation