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Dignity as moral status, in particular the inalienable right to be treated with a basic level of respect. Dignity as the quality of being worthy or honorable; worthiness, worth, nobleness, excellence.

The Freedom to Fall
Savulescu and Persson suggested two potential criticisms of moral enhancement. Firsly, they noted that the distinction between right and wrong is highly context-dependent. For example, in the case of self-defense, harming another person can potentially be morally justifiable, as it might be the best compromise of welfare. They suggest that it is unclear as to whether moral enhancement would be nuanced enough to take into account such situations. Secondly, they point out that there is an element of value judgement when one makes a choice between 'right' and 'wrong', and people are entitled to willingly make the wrong choices. This would not be possible with moral enhancement, as the 'freedom to fall' is being compromised. 

They noted that it is wrong to connect competent adults against their wills. Freedom to make the wrong choices. John Harris.