The Italian Committee for Bioethics (CNB), in a well-known 2003 Opinion, recalled the ontological and ethical primacy of human dignity and human responsibility towards animals. The CNB addressed the cross-cultural and inter-religious bioethical issue of ritual slaughter, calling for a settlement between practices prescribed by religious precepts and laws aimed at reducing animal suffering. Recently, the European Court of Human Rights, ruling on the issue of the protection of animal welfare – precisely with reference to cases of ritual slaughter – brought it back to public morality, extending the meaning of the public morality not only to the duty to protect human dignity, but also to the separate duty to promote animal welfare. In this context, in a de iure condendo perspective, it’s also necessary to consider other forms of slaughter that respond to new cultural and religious needs compared to those already known to the European scenario.
Il Comitato Nazionale per la Bioetica (CNB), in un noto parere del 2003, ha ricordato il primato ontologico ed etico della dignità umana e della responsabilità umana nei confronti degli animali. Il CNB ha affrontato la questione bioetica interculturale e interreligiosa della macellazione rituale, auspicando una conciliazione tra le pratiche prescritte dai precetti religiosi e le leggi volte a ridurre la sofferenza degli animali. Recentemente, la Corte europea dei diritti dell'uomo, pronunciandosi sul tema della tutela del benessere animale - proprio in riferimento ai casi di macellazione rituale - lo ha ricondotto alla morale pubblica, estendendone il significato non solo al dovere di tutelare la dignità umana, ma anche al distinto dovere di promuovere il benessere animale. In questo contesto, in una prospettiva de iure condendo, è necessario considerare anche altre forme di macellazione che rispondono a nuove esigenze culturali e religiose rispetto a quelle già note allo scenario europeo.
Tutela del benessere animale e promozione della dignità dell’uomo. Il processo univoco per la bioetica interculturale
Gassi V
2024-01-01
Abstract
The Italian Committee for Bioethics (CNB), in a well-known 2003 Opinion, recalled the ontological and ethical primacy of human dignity and human responsibility towards animals. The CNB addressed the cross-cultural and inter-religious bioethical issue of ritual slaughter, calling for a settlement between practices prescribed by religious precepts and laws aimed at reducing animal suffering. Recently, the European Court of Human Rights, ruling on the issue of the protection of animal welfare – precisely with reference to cases of ritual slaughter – brought it back to public morality, extending the meaning of the public morality not only to the duty to protect human dignity, but also to the separate duty to promote animal welfare. In this context, in a de iure condendo perspective, it’s also necessary to consider other forms of slaughter that respond to new cultural and religious needs compared to those already known to the European scenario.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
