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| Rights and dementia | | Author(s) | Mary Gilhooly |
| Journal title | In: Dementia in focus: research, care and policy into the 21st century; Centre for Policy on Ageing, Research into Ageing, 1998 |
| Publisher | Centre for Policy on Ageing, London, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 59-67 (CPA reports, 24) |
| Source | Central Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, RM8 1RX. |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Rights [elderly] ; Wills [legal services] ; Euthanasia ; Management [care] ; Long term ; Social ethics. |
| Annotation | There are many interesting legal and ethical issues associated with dementia, and this paper examines three topics. First, living wills: would legislation weaken rights we already have in relation to treatment refusal? Second, euthanasia: do people with dementia have a right to determine the timing and place of death? Third, long-term care: do people with dementia have a right to assistance from their children? Two fundamental questions shape the discussion. Do dementing people have rights, and if so what kind? And, is the language of rights helpful in determining public policy? The author has ambivalent thoughts about the use of the term `rights', and considers that `human rights' are not appropriate in relation to the provision of services for people with dementia. Rights rhetoric often leads to conflicting answers to moral questions. However, a rights analysis is useful, because it lays bare the complexities of the legal and ethical issues surrounding dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981109007 A |
| Classmark | EA: IKR: JV:VTH: CY: QA: 4Q: TQ |
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