6 Medical Human Rights

Human rights - World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-rights-and-health

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - United …

https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2021/03/udhr.pdf

Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote …

Health is a fundamental human right - World …

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/health-is-a-fundamental-human-right

Good health is also clearly determined by other basic human rights including access to safe drinking water and sanitation, nutritious foods, adequate …

Health care is a human right—and that means universal access

https://harvardpublichealth.org/equity/health-care-is-a-human-right/

Healthcare, the United Nations says, is an essential part of that duty. In 2018, the U.N. Committee on Civil and Political Rights said the right to life cannot exist without …

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Healthcare Sector - BSR

https://www.bsr.org/en/primers/10-human-rights-priorities-for-the-healthcare-sector

Top Human Rights Risks for the 10 Human Rights Priorities for the Healthcare Sector 1: Business Ethics Because pharma companies engage with a broad network of other …

Patient Rights | ama-coe - American Medical Association

https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org/ethics-opinions/patient-rights

A patient who has decision-making capacity appropriate to the decision at hand has the right to decline or halt any medical intervention even when that decision is expected to lead to …

Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

https://www.unesco.org/en/legal-affairs/universal-declaration-bioethics-and-human-rights

(a) access to quality health care and essential medicines, especially for the health of women and children, because health is essential to life itself and must be …

Human Rights | United Nations

https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/human-rights

Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is …

Medicine and Human Rights | Journal of Ethics

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/medicine-and-human-rights

Physicians are bound by a principle of medical neutrality which requires them to treat the wounded and injured whether they are friend or enemy. Because of their …

Patient Rights: MedlinePlus

https://medlineplus.gov/patientrights.html

Some are guaranteed by federal law, such as the right to get a copy of your medical records, and the right to keep them private. Many states have additional laws …