Dignity, Respect for Dignity, and Dignity Conserving in ...

Palliative Medicine Doctors Meeting_____HKSPM Newsletter 2007 Dec Issue 3 p 30 One of the central concepts of modern hospice movement and palliative care is Dignity . Palliative care retains the Asklepian tradition of Western medicine which stresses healing, relief of suffering, spirituality, holistic care and Dignity , for those with incurable , Dignity , and RespectKant referred autonomy or autonomy of the will is the ability for rational self-governing. Dignity means one is able to make his/her own autonomous decisions. Kant also referred Respect as an attitude of deference or reverence directed at persons not just for their gifts or status, but for their Dignity as autonomous creatures. There are recent narrowing and distortion of these concepts in health care ethics.

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting_____HKSPM Newsletter 2007 Dec Issue 3 p 31 be hampered when somebody or something forces me to act against my ideal self and thereby lose my self-respect.6 Shotton et al stated that dignity involves a match between circumstances and …

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