Abstract

I thank the commentators for engaging with my work and for their thoughtful and constructive contributions. I also extend my gratitude to the editors of the _Journal of Medical Ethics_ for facilitating such a lively scholarly dialogue on the topic. In this response paper, I will briefly address some of the key issues raised by the commentators and attempt to bring into conversation different viewpoints put forward by the commentators. Questioning whether my proposed account evades the objection of redundancy of the dignity talk, Barclay 1 invites me to clarify why my position cannot be framed as: because of their inherent, basic, capabilities all human beings have moral worth, which grounds obligations on others to ensure they live a flourishing life [Barclay, XX]. 1 In response, I raise two points. First, the above formulation would be under-specified about both the forms of capabilities and moral worth...