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Rights-based ethics

Rights-based ethics begins with the premise that certain human dignities are inviolable—you cannot be tortured for utility, enslaved for profit, or silenced for stability—and that justice means protecting these fundamental boundaries. This approach draws a line that cannot be crossed for the greater good, though it leaves thorny questions about which claims count as rights and what happens when they conflict.

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