Medicina y Ética

This issue of Medicina y Ética examines key contemporary challenges in bioethics within a rapidly evolving technological and social landscape. The contributions explore topics such as the relationship between artificial intelligence and the human person, the ethical and regulatory challenges surrounding rare diseases, the role of human rights frameworks in resolving bioethical conflicts, the global decline in fertility rates, the difficulties faced by healthcare professionals in resource-limited settings, and the ethical implications of granting terminally ill patients access to experimental treatments.

Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives that integrate bioethics, law, medicine, and the social sciences, the authors reflect on the need to strengthen the protection of human dignity, promote justice in access to healthcare, and ensure that scientific and technological advances are guided by sound ethical principles. The issue also highlights the importance of keeping the person at the center of clinical practice, biomedical research, and healthcare decision-making.

Taken together, the articles encourage critical reflection on current and emerging bioethical challenges, emphasizing the need for regulatory, educational, and social frameworks capable of harmonizing scientific innovation with unwavering respect for human dignity.