title: [Bioethics and adolescence. Reflections about corporeality, sexuality, health, education].
abstract: Bioethics plays an important role and has remarkable implications on all those who operate in the field of adolescentology at all levels. The forma mentis and the modus operandi that bioethics offers to each operator and educator will surely bring benefits towards the prevention of illness and the general well-being of adolescents, who will be tomorrow's adults. This paper, which analyses problems related to adolescence, such as corporeity, sexuality, health and education, underlines the need to consider them from a bioethical perspective. Furthermore, among the various bioethical approaches, the importance of the Aristotelian-Thomistic virtues is highlighted and should be preferred when dealing with the overall health, both physical and moral, of everyone and especially of every adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Bioetica, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma. maurizio.soldini@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soldini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D028663:Ethical Theory; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D019529:Sexuality; D028722:Virtues