Re: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/rights-life-children-and-adults-severe-...
Dear Hajime,
"In your country, are the rights to life of children and adults with severe disabilities protected?"
Thank you for raising this question. I think in most countries people living with disabilities (PLWD) have the same legal rights as those without disabilities. But in practice, PLWD often have many challenges and disadvantages that go beyond their disability.
"Are there any ethical views, i.e. Person theory, that negatively consider their lives?"
I was not familiar with 'person theory'. I looked this up and found 'personhood theory'. I found the explanations of this theory hard to understand and would welcome help from oyou and others. What do proponents of this theory believe or assert?
In terms of the right to health, I understand that PLWDs have many barriers to receiving the health care that they need.
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org