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Table 1 Core curriculum content

From: Bioethics curriculum in medical schools in Portuguese-speaking countries

Domains

1

What is ethics?

2

What is bioethics?

3

Human dignity and human rights

4

Benefit and harm

5

Autonomy and individual responsibility

6

Consent

7

Persons without the capacity to consent

8

Respect for human vulnerability and personal integrity

9

Privacy and confidentiality

10

Equality, justice and equity

11

Non-discrimination and non-stigmatization

12

Respect for cultural diversity and pluralism

13

Solidarity and cooperation

14

Social responsibility and health

15

Sharing of benefits

16

Protecting future generations

17

Protection of the environment, the biosphere and biodiversity