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While new rights are attributed to or indeed almost presumed by the individual, life is not always protected as the primary value and the primordial right of every human being. The ultimate aim of medicine remains the defence and promotion of life.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
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