Abstract

All five articles in this issue consider, in different ways, what it takes to respect an individual’s humanity; each one offers a broader conception of human regard than is standard in the practical ethics literature. Respectively, they explore how truth-telling, providing appropriate treatment for those with substance use disorders, enabling real reproductive choice and control, and providing meaningful access to the internet all form important parts of what it takes to treat people as fully human and to care for their well-being. All are grounded not just in abstract rights arguments, but in attention to the empirical and social conditions of...