Solidarity as a Bioethical Value

Authors

  • Carlos Alberto Rosas-Jiménez Author Fundación Solidaridad en Marcha Colombia

Keywords:

Bioethics, ethics, health

Abstract

One of the many proposals put forth recently in the revival of bioethics concerns solidarity, which is part of the agenda for the discipline in the twenty-first century. In this article, solidarity is proposed as a bioethical value, inasmuch as it cannot be achieved without considering the person towards whom one shows solidarity and without taking into account his or her environment. It is not possible to make bioethical judgments or to accomplish in-depth biological thinking when forgetting the person who is at the source or heart of the matter. Based on a study of the experience of a group of health volunteers in Medellin (Colombia), this research found evidence of the existence of three elements that, together, serve as a hinge between solidarity and bioethics.

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Author Biography

Carlos Alberto Rosas-Jiménez, Fundación Solidaridad en Marcha Colombia

Biólogo. Investigador Fundación Solidaridad en Marcha Colombia.

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Published

2011-09-14

How to Cite

Rosas-Jiménez, C. A. (2011). Solidarity as a Bioethical Value. Persona Y Bioética, 15(1), 10–25. Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/1906

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Reflection Article

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