a more pertinent application would be establishing what makes an act respectful of the dignity of others. A philosophical question arises as to whether human dignity is opening up in the last century
with contributions from the various Congregations of the Holy See and various speeches and interviews of the Popes after the Second Vatican Council promoting scientific development hand in hand with ethics. “Progress becomes true progress only if it serves the human person and if the human person grows: not only in terms of his or her technical power
considering whether it is moral to “jump the queue” in countries with socialized medicine to seek care in countries where ordinary citizens may not afford the facilities offered to medical tourists. While some patients understood the perspective of the greater good
they were more willing to solve their problems (pain) than to consider fairness or morality at the time…