Eurico Reis
Health ethics
- Degree in Law (1980)
- Retired Judge
- Administrative President of the Judiciary Court of Cascais
- President of the 1st and 10th Sections of the Lisbon Court of Appeal
- President of the National Council for Medically Assisted Procreation
- Member of the Informal Advisory Group of Experts (2008-2012) on matters relating to the creation of a European Union Court for European Patents.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: On Our Agenda (ethics and health)
11 of november, from 14h30 until 19h00
Room 2
Conference summary
For ethical and civilizational reasons, the right to health must be considered a fundamental human right, worthy of protection by the State and the Community, in accordance to article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, in Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed on 13 December 2007 and entered into force on December 1, 2009, and in article 64 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.
Oral health is a fundamental component of the physical and mental balance of human beings and is essential for their complete and harmonious bodily development.