"I will continue to monitor, scrutinise and make public my assessments of progress made by the NHS in Wales in respect of key aspects of dignity in care".
The Court specifically included sexual orientation as an individual liberty, writing that India's democracy "must protect the family, marriage, procreation, and sexual orientation… all important aspects of dignity".
Although there is scope to learn more about cultural aspects of dignity we know a good deal about dignity in care in general terms.
He points out that autonomy "is crucial to certain aspects of dignity, but should not be confused with the whole of it" [ 22].
A similar study was carried out to determine health and social care professionals' views of various aspects of dignity and older people [ 25].
Noting that the court has referred to the right to self-representation as an aspect of individual dignity, Justice Breyer said dignity was lacking in the "spectacle that could well result" from a mentally ill defendant's efforts, which he said were "at least as likely to prove humiliating as ennobling".
But, when asked what they could contribute to a particular resident's dignity, they often mentioned general aspects of dignity-conserving care, which could apply to most nursing home residents.
It is remarkable that physicians and nurses could often mention aspects that were important for a particular resident's dignity, but, when asked about their contribution to this resident's dignity, often came up with general aspects of dignity-conserving care (e.g. treating someone with respect and taking care of his/her privacy).
Perceiving that dignity depends on experiences of generativity and the pursuit of purpose and meaning, Chochinov [ 16] identified aspects of dignity-conserving care and proposed a model for its development, study, and use by clinicians to promote maintenance of dignity for patients facing serious illness [ 16].
