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Going against the stream
 — ethical aspects of ageing and care
Author(s)Peter Jeffery
PublisherGracewing; The Liturgical Press, Leominster, 2001
Pages282 pp
SourceGracewing Publishing, Gracewing House, 2 Southern Avenue, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0QF.
KeywordsServices ; Medical care ; Nursing homes ; Social ethics ; Rights [elderly].
AnnotationThe increase in the lifespan means that with the increase in age goes an increase in frailty, which poses many new ethical problems. Can we afford to maintain such a large population of older people? How do we respect older people's autonomy? How much should we strive to keep an 80 year old alive? This book attempts to answer such questions from a Judeo-Christian perspective. The author contends that we need a framework on which we can build a strong, ethical, medical and social position for older people in need of care. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-011126203 B
ClassmarkI: LK: LHB: TQ: IKR

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