Personhood

The state or condition of being a human individual accorded moral and/or legal rights. Criteria to be used to determine this status are subject to debate, and range from the requirement of simply being a human organism to such requirements as that the individual be self-aware and capable of rational thought and moral agency.

Year introduced: 2002

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Tree Number(s): K01.752.566.479.660, N05.350.917

MeSH Unique ID: D028723

Previous Indexing:

• Individuality (1974-2001)

See Also:

• Beginning of Human Life
• Human Characteristics

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Humanities
Philosophy
Morals
Ethics
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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Ethics
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